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December 6th: Wear white
December 6th marks a tragic anniversary, one in which 14 female students at Quebec’s École Polytechnique de Montréal were killed by a lone gunman. Ten other female students were also […]
Proposed Post-Secondary Legislation Will Strip Faculty Rights say Educators
Proposed Amendments Would Disallow Faculty Reps from Election to Local Boards “Premier Clark said she wants to do politics differently,” said Cindy Oliver President of the 10,000 member Federation of […]
Hands Up for Fair Employment
This week in post-secondary institutions across Canada faculty and staff are highlighting the problems that non-regular faculty face in their demand for fair employment. It is a struggle that every […]
Polling Data Shows Growing Gap between Voters and Government on Post-Secondary Education
August has not been a great month for BC’s Premier Clark. The results of the HST referendum showed that even in many of the BC Liberal held ridings, the majority […]
Jack Layton: Canada has lost a great Canadian
The news of Jack Layton’s passing has led to an outpouring of tributes, tributes that span the entire political spectrum and reflect the profound impact that this man had on […]
Welcome to the “New Era”, Stephen Harper Style
There was no press release or briefing document to substantiate what had been decided, just a tersely worded letter to senior administrators that “core” funding would be cut by more […]
Maureen Shaw receives Sarah Shorten Award
Maureen Shaw was presented with the Sarah Shorten Award at the Spring Council meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT), held in Ottawa in May. Lisa Sharp, Chair […]
Election Results Change Canada’s Political Landscape
It only took thirty-five days to play out, but by the time that the final ballots were counted in last night’s federal election the results may well represent the most […]