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Low education enrolment
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The Conference Board of Canada recently released “How Canada Performs,” a report outlining Canada’s relative performance in specific areas compared to 16 other developed
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Research funding cut
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As of March 10, 2010, federal funding for the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) will not be renewed. As a result, research conducted to
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Low education enrolment
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The Conference Board of Canada recently released “How Canada Performs,” a report outlining Canada’s relative performance in specific areas compared to 16 other developed
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Canada in brief: Jan. 13, 2010
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No new stimulus plan for upcoming budget OTTAWA – According to Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a press conference on Jan. 11, a new
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‘Our voices are desperately in need’
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OTTAWA (CUP) – At 27, Niki Ashton is the youngest female member of Parliament sitting in Canada’s House of Commons. The post-secondary education and
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Canada in brief: Jan. 6, 2010
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Ontario PSE system broken: book TORONTO (CUP) – Academic Transformation, a new book by four Ontario university professors, accuses the province of failing students
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Parliament shuts down
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On Dec. 30, the Governor General Michaëlle Jean, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, prorogued parliament until early March. The government
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Canada in brief: Dec. 2, 2009
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Shenanigans at Queen’s Park On Nov. 30, Bill Murdoch, MPP for Bruce-Grey Owen Sound, began a protest in the legislature. He wanted further public
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Stricter voting regulations
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University student associations wanting to petition to create or terminate their membership with the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) will have to meet tougher
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OUSA lobbies MPPs
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From Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) lobbied over 60 members of provincial parliament on key issues surrounding post-secondary
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