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TORONTO (CUP) — Cuts to student aid and support for international students are just some of the proposals included in the Ontario provincial budget released March 27.
The post-secondary sector will, however, see the 30 per cent tuition grant continuing, with a recommitment from the Liberals to fund more post-secondary spaces, as seen in last year’s budget.
There will be cuts, however, to “streamline student financial assistance” following the introduction of the tuition grant, according to the budget, which was... Read more
Being young and a woman isn’t often the mould associated with politics – but Churchill MP Niki Ashton seeks to change that with her vision for a new political landscape. In the race to declare a new leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP), 29-year-old... Read more
In the spirit of World Water Day last week, organizations across the country are beginning to implement new strategies and have fine-tuned existing initiatives in an effort to preserve water. Canadian breweries in particular have spearheaded initiatives to reduce water consumption.
The World Water Day theme this year was “water and food security”, to spread awareness of the reality that the ability to sustainably feed future generations is contingent on our energy conserving behaviour today.
“We will grow about 50... Read more
Over 183,000 Ontarians have joined the Ontario Health Study (OHS), designed to help scientists understand the complex factors behind heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other common diseases. Such a large number of participants makes the OHS study the single largest study completed in Canadian history – and the number of participants just keeps getting bigger.
The epidemical longitudinal study began in September 2010 and since then it has been growing in popularity. Bill Bobek, senior communications manager for the OHS,... Read more
Harper Wins Majority
On May 2, the federal government led by Stephen Harper turned his original minority government into a majority, as the federal elections made electoral history. As well, for the first time ever, the New Democratic party (NDP) also managed to secure the... Read more
Premier Dalton McGuinty’s action plan for health care is now ensuring changes to hospital funding, as it will now take that of a patient-based funding model. The new patient-based funding model, which will be phased into hospitals over three years starting in 2012, will compensate... Read more
TORONTO (CUP) — Thomas Mulcair has been voted into the position of leader for the federal New Democratic Party.
Members of the party voted over the course of a two-day convention in downtown Toronto, March 23–24. The winner emerged from an initial seven candidates that... Read more
TORONTO (CUP) — Thomas Mulcair has been voted into the position of leader for the federal New Democratic Party.
Members of the party voted over the course of a two-day convention in downtown Toronto, March 23–24. The winner emerged from an initial seven candidates that... Read more
"The challenge that confronts us is ... a failure of leadership and that is a failure we intend to reverse," said Thomas Mulcair, addressing the current state of federal politics, during his speech as the newly announced leader of the New Democrats this evening.
After the fourth round of voting, NDP members elected Mulcair to replace the late Jack Layton as party leader. Mulcair surpassed the 51 per cent margin (with 57.2 per cent), beating candidate Brian Topp for the... Read more
After some delays with the third round of voting, Thomas Mulcair has remained at the forefront of the race for the leadership of the NDP.
Mulcair is now at 43.8 per cent of the vote, with Brian Topp and Nathan Cullen following. Cullen has been removed from the ballot for the final round of voting.
Problems with access the voting web page dragged out the third round this afternoon. The definite cause of the problem - whether it was poor... Read more
Candidate support remains consistent following the second round of voting for the new party leader of the NDP. Thomas Mulcair remains in the lead receiving 38 per cent of the vote.
To be declared leader, a candidate must have 51 per cent of the vote.
Mulcair was followed by Brian Topp (25 per cent), Nathan Cullen (19 per cent) and Peggy Nash (16 per cent). Nash has been reported to drop out of the race following these results. She has... Read more
Following the results of the first polls this morning, Thomas Muclair is leading the race to be the next leader of Canada's official opposition party with 30 per cent of the membership's support. At 10 a.m. this morning, NDP president Rebecca Blaikie announced that Muclair received 19,728 votes, followed by Brian Topp with 13,915 votes, Nathan Cullen with 10,671 votes and Peggy Nash with 8,363 votes.
Candidate Martin Singh, with only 5.8 per cent of the vote, had withdrawn from... Read more
At the beginning of March, Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities released a statement regarding tuition fees for the upcoming school year, 2012-2013. The tuition framework that was implemented in 2006 was extended for another year, which means that increasing tuition fees will continue to be capped at an institutional average of five per cent.
Although the minister of training, colleges and universities, Glen Murray, was unavailable for an interview, Tanya Blazina, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Training,... Read more
LONDON (CUP) — What started out as a St. Patrick’s Day party spiraled out of control on Fleming Drive in London, Ont. this past weekend.
Fleming Drive, located near Fanshawe College, is a student enclave with a history of violent crimes and out-of-control parties — though none as large as this year’s incident, where around 1,000 people were involved in a riot that included thrown beer bottles, destroyed property, police vehicles pelted with bricks, police officers assaulted and a CTV... Read more
NDP wins in Jack Layton’s former riding The late Jack Layton’s riding will remain NDP orange after rookie candidate Craig Scott easily won Monday’s byelection in the federal riding of Toronto-Danforth.
Scott, a law professor and human rights lawyer, held off a challenge from Liberal Grant Gordon. According to CBC News, Scott captured almost 60 per cent of the vote (19,210 total votes) while Gordon was a distant second with 29 per cent (9,215 votes). Conservative Andrew Keyes had five... Read more
MONTREAL (CUP) — An impromptu and lively student protest against tuition hikes worked its way through Montreal’s busy downtown streets March 7.
The protest started at Square-Victoria where urban studies students from the Université du Québec à Montréal wrapped trees and other objects in the park in red fabric, a symbol of the student movement against tuition increases.
It soon turned violent when students attempted to block the entrance of the Loto-Québec building, which also holds the offices for the... Read more
Suspect in custody in University of Windsor stabbings WINDSOR (CUP) — The suspect in a multiple stabbing outside the Thirsty Scholar pub at the University of Windsor on March 9 has been taken into custody at Windsor Police Service Headquarters. Emad Abdel Ben-Abdellah turned himself in on Sunday afternoon. The incident, which is suspected to be random, took place at around 2 a.m. Friday morning. The university will be conducting an internal safety review over the next few weeks. –Stephen... Read more
“Each of our countries has a long history of resilience, the world has not done well betting against our people,” began United States ambassador to Canada David Jacobson Feb. 29 at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo.
People from across Waterloo, including notables such as former co-CEO of Research in Motion Jim Balsillie, gathered at CIGI to discuss the Canada-U.S. innovation partnership.
“Innovation has been the engine of economic growth for millennia, entire civilizations have been built... Read more
Stephanie Truong
Canada’s outstanding student debt is projected to surpass its $15-billion limit in the 2012-2013 fiscal year, according to the actuarial report on the Canada Student Loans Program released last fall. It was previously increased from $5 billion in 2000.
Bill C-13, the Keeping Canada’s Economy... Read more
May 2 voters misdirected Even as MPs unanimously passed a motion calling on politicians of all stripes to give Elections Canada and the RCMP any information on fraudulent calls received during the last election, anecdotes revealing potentially more suspicious calls emerged across the country.
On Monday, the Liberals and NDP accused Conservative-affiliated firms of being involved in a scheme to deliberately discourage voters from casting ballots in the May 2 election. In some cases, the parties said, callers were misdirected... Read more
