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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 regulations once a newly passed amendment is approved. “The Canadian Federation of Students is the only student organization in the country that has a referendum-based membership,” said Dave Molenhuis, treasurer and…

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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 education. Kory Preston, vice-president of university affairs for the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union, and WLUSU president Laura Sheridan participated in the lobby conference, meeting with 34 MPPs. According to OUSA…

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VICTORIA (CUP) – Corporate Canada is still mostly a man’s world. In 2007, a Catalyst Census survey found that women held only 13 per cent of board positions in Canada’s 500 largest firms. The newly formed Canadian Board Diversity Council is hoping to boost that number to 20 per cent over the next four years.…

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Of the over 80 student groups represented by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), 13 are petitioning to host referendums on their campuses to question the continuation of their membership with the lobbying organization. “It’s the individual students that petition the national executive that have a referendum,” explained David Molenhuis, national treasurer for the CFS.…

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Much of CASA survey cost came from legal settlement HALIFAX (CUP) – Close to $30,000 being put towards a survey of Canadian students by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations is coming from a settlement with a McGill University student association, it has been learned. The national director of CASA explained the survey’s details at…

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OTTAWA (CUP) – Two new Ipsos-Reid polls released last week suggest that a majority of Canadians are pleased with the quality of their post-secondary institutions and agree that higher education is crucial for success. When asked to describe the overall quality of Canadian colleges and universities, 71 per cent of respondents rated it good or…

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TORONTO (CUP) – Toronto post-secondary students have been extended the same public transit discount as their high school counterparts. The Toronto Transit Commission, which operates the third-largest public transit system on the continent, passed a motion to extend its student monthly pass to include full- and part-time college and university students at its Nov. 17…

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On Nov. 17, Don Drummond, senior vice-president and chief economist at TD Financial, discussed the current recession and the challenges that still need to be addressed. Drummond’s presentation was part of the annual Economic Outlook seminar hosted by Laurier’s Faculty of Business and Economics at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Drummond said that…

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On Nov. 17, Laurier’s Religion and Culture department hosted a panel for discussion on Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) regarding Indian residential schools. “Canada is generally unaware of this part of its history,” explained panelist Bob Watts, former interim executive director of the TRC. Few Canadians learn about the schools that were set up…

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