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Tag: ontario

Coast to Coast: An Ontarian Introduction to Prayer

Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 by Alden Mackay

Alden Wallace Mackay // Contributor The land between the Rockies and Ontario is like one vast yellow sea, so flat on the horizon you can see the sky falling with…

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Changes to Ontario’s Post-Secondary Tuition, Fees Causes Concern

Posted on February 5, 2019September 6, 2019 by Annalisse Crosswell

The CSU has extended their support to Ontario students’ unions after Ford announced dramatic fee changes Annalisse Crosswell, Associate News Editor The Ontario government announced drastic changes to post-secondary tuition…

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Class Is (Not Quite) Back in Session

Posted on January 22, 2019January 21, 2019 by Megan Orr

Ontario professor found guilty of sexual harassment welcomed back by administration. By students? Not so much Megan Orr, Opinions Editor In recent, “ummm what?” news, a professor from Brock University…

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Shifting Politics

Posted on October 16, 2018October 14, 2018 by Jarod Smart

What the election of Doug Ford means for Canada’s political climate Jarod Smart // Contributor Doug Ford, leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, and brother to the ever–controversial…

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Road safety is a two-way street

Posted on November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 by Carlo Javier

Ontario’s proposed ‘Phones Down, Heads Up Act’ is not a case of victim blaming – it’s necessary Carlo Javier // Editor-in-Chief Penalizing pedestrians for crossing a street while looking at…

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On Monday, January 19th, BC student leaders held a press conference outside the Constituency Office of Jessie Sunner—Minister of Post-Secondary Education & Future Skills and MLA for Surrey-Newton. 

Kevin Root—Chairperson of the Alliance of BC Students, Solomon Yi-Kieran—Vice-President External of the UBC Alma Mater Society, and Jessica Lamb—VP External & Community Affairs of the Simon Fraser Student Society commented on the government's review of the post-secondary education sector and their experience during the "incredibly short" consultation period.

00:00 - Intro
00:18 - What happened on January 19th?
00:52 - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the ABCS
01:02 - Why the federal cap on international students heavily impacted colleges and universities across the province.
01:47 - The government needs to pay their fair share of the operating costs to keep the system afloat
02:49 - Any changes to the tuition limit policy would be a direct attack on students
03:23 - Demands from students
03:48 - Why is the review dangerous?
04:35 - Is the review a performative act?
05:11 - How would a tuition increase impact students and the province?
07:02 - Key takeaways
PROTECT STUDENTS | BC Students stand together against tuition increases, mergers and dangerous cuts
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