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Provincial budget supports education

Students in the post-secondary education system were deemed a priority among the issues focused on by the Ontario government in preparing their budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal...

Controling liquor sales

The concept of privatizing the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has been raised in the provincial government when considering its economic prospects This instance of the...

Building a green economy

On Saturday, the Green Party of Canada hosted a discussion on the green economy to engage the Kitchener-Waterloo community in the party’s policies and beliefs Local candidate...

Lobbying for education

The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) lobbied the federal government during the week of March 8 in light of the presentation of the 2010 budget CASA, representing...

Canada in brief: March 17, 2010

Government refuses to fund First Nations University After the federal government announced its refusal to provide funding for the First Nations University of Canada, stakeholders...

Federal budget plans for recovery

The past two weeks of the last session of parliament have been dominated by discussion related to the federal government’s 2010 budget This budget is characterized by its wrap...

Universities take the cut

Post-secondary institutions across the country are currently faced with funding challenges and universities are attempting to tailor solutions to deal with their budget problems...