In an interview with the Dialog this morning, the National Executive Representative of the Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario (CFS-O), Kayla Weiler, confirmed the organization’s support for the faculty’s bargaining team in recent labour negotiations. The CFS-O, which recently released a statement in favour of college faculty at the University of Manitoba during a…
Photo courtesy of Cintia Freitas Huskies saw their hopes of winning the gold medal at their first ever national championship come to an end after a 3-0 quarterfinal defeat to the Douglas Royals. This is the first time in their history that the Huskies’ men’s soccer team has qualified for the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association…
By William Brown The Student Choice Initiative (SCI) is officially dead, according to a report from the Canadian Press. The SCI, an initiative proposed by Doug Ford’s provincial government, was designed to allow students the chance to opt-out of certain fees included in their tuition. The initiative posed a significant threat to student groups, clubs…
Photo courtesy of Cintia Freitas For the first time in its history, the GBC Huskies men’s soccer team will play in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s National Championship. The tournament, which kicked off on November 8 and will run until this Saturday, features the top-ranked college varsity teams in Canada. The Huskies will…
Illustration by Katie Doyle GBC’s Theatre Arts students, who showcase their skills at the Young Centre of Performing Arts in the Distillery District in the third year of their program, will soon kick off their fall season of productions beginning with Shakespeare’s Cymbeline on November 10. According to the play’s director Aaron Willis, the story’s…
Illustration by Katie Doyle After months of negotiations have failed to reach an agreement, the bargaining agent of Ontario’s publicly funded colleges has filed for conciliation and filed a complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board, accusing them of “not bargaining in good faith.” The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology – Academic (CAAT-A), the…
Illustration by Katie Doyle When an international student arrives in a new country, their expectations are high. They hope to expose themselves to a completely new environment and culture and to experience something that they’ve not experienced before. Unfortunately, this year has turned out to be so radically different that no one was prepared for…
Photo by Halley Requena-Silva The Director of Communications and Internal and Director of Operations, the two most high-profile executive positions on the Student Association of George Brown College’s (SAGBC) Board will be up for election set to get underway later this month. GBC students from three education centres will also be able to run three…
