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2024-25 STUDENTS’ UNION ELECTIONS: CANDIDATE PLATFORMS
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Josh Aube Hi, my name is Josh Aubé, and I am a 4th year kinesiology student. I am running for Students’ Union president with the main goal of improving the student experience across Laurier’s campuses and make sure all Laurier students have an opportunity to enjoy a safe and fun university experience. I plan to…
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What you need to know for upcoming Waterloo municipal elections
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On Monday, Oct. 24, municipal elections will take place across Ontario. Each region will vote for mayor, councillors and school board trustees. All Laurier students are able to vote in Waterloo’s municipal election. According to the Provincial Municipal Elections Act of 1996, students are permitted to vote in both the municipalities of their post-secondary institution…
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Why The Cord is not endorsing a candidate in this year’s Students’ Union election
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The Cord has made the conscious decision to refrain from endorsing a presidential candidate in this year’s 2022 Students’ Union election. After thorough deliberation and discussion, our team believes it would be in the best interest of our paper and the Wilfrid Laurier student body to reevaluate the purpose and value of election endorsements. While…
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Students’ Union by-election underway as student body votes in new board members
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Voting for the Wilfrid Laurier University Student’s Union by-election opened on Tuesday, Oct. 5 and will close Thursday, Oct. 7 at 8:00 PM. Students will have the opportunity to vote in three directors for the students’ union board. In June, three former directors resigned from the board, resulting in an unprecedented fall by-election to fill…
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600 million dollars later and not much has changed — but stop complaining about the cost
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Now that the political battleground has become relatively calm following the recent federal election, we can survey the scene to see what actually happened. In just a few words, not much. No party had a change larger than two seats after the dust settled. This has left many Canadians asking whether the 600 million spent…
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Waterloo’s Riding Candidates Reveal their Top Priorities for a Post-Pandemic Canada
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It won’t be long before Canadians cast their ballots to vote in the next prime minister on Sep. 20. Whether you vote in-person or by mail, you will have to write the name of the candidate in your regions’ riding that, if elected, will represent their party as an MP in the House of Commons.…
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COVID-19 Updates: Mar. 3
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There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Waterloo Region on Tuesday, with one virus-related death. These bring the total in March to 88, and since March 2020 there have been 10,790 cases. According to Region of Waterloo Public Health, there are 419 active cases with 40 people in hospital and six currently in intensive care…
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Pegah Jamalof elected Students’ Union president and CEO for 2021-22
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Pegah Jamalof has been elected as Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president and CEO for the 2021-22 term. The results were officially announced shortly after 10 p.m on Jan. 29 via Zoom, after a Bingo with Twan event that started at 8 p.m. Jamalof won the election with 63.85 per cent of the votes with…
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Q&A with the Students’ Union 2021-22 presidential candidates
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Q: When and why did you decide to run for Students’ Union President? Pegah Jamalof: So, I guess we can start with back in first year. I got here, I felt involved in the community, but I didn’t know how really to get involved too in-depth. Second year, I joined my sorority, and then I…
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2021-22 Students’ Union elections: Candidate platforms
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Presidential Candidates Pegah Jamalof I am Pegah Jamalof, better known as PJ! I am a fourth-year student double majoring in Political Science and Sociology. I am running for your SU president. I have two primary objectives; implementing new mental health resources and furthering communication regarding available resources. Secondly, I understand how prevalent the environment is…
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