By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released its 19th annual Alternative Federal Budget: Doing Better Together (AFB) on March 12. The AFB counters the views of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s Economic Action Plan 2013 on implementing cuts to decrease deficit and balance the books by 2015. It rather…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter City council recently passed a motion declaring Toronto a “sanctuary city” by a vote of 37-3. A policy which will now allow everyone, regardless of their immigration status, to access services like education, housing, health care, social and emergency services without the fear of being detained or deported….
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter There has been a silent concern among some of the students on co-op policies in the business programs of George Brown College (GBC), at the post-graduate level. Post-graduate certificate programs requiring one mandatory four month long co-op work term are Sport and Event Marketing (B400), Marketing Management-Financial Services…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter Election bells are ringing in all four campuses of George Brown College (GBC). Posters, banners, meet and greet forums, online promotions—the campaigns for the Student Association (SA) are in full swing. It’s that time of the year when students get an opportunity to elect; executive directors, campus directors, educational…
By Mike Davies The Omega (Thompson Rivers University) KAMLOOPS (CUP) — Over the break, I was perusing my Twitter feed and I happened across a statement from one Justin Trudeau, prospective (and some think inevitable) leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. “I believe we should raise our post-secondary education rate to 70 per cent….
By Katherine DeClerq CUP Ontario Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — On Feb. 12, the Ontario Progressive Conservative’s released a white paper on post-secondary education (PSE) called Paths to Prosperity: Higher Learning for Better Jobs. The report claims that the current PSE system is not equipped to meet Ontario’s employment standards. “I think there are some things…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter “There was no point coming to school. If they could cancel the test that day, why couldn’t they cancel the class?” asks Maya K, hospitality student at George Brown College (GBC). On Feb. 8, Toronto witnessed the worst snowstorm since 2008. About 30 cm of snow fell as public life came…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter The future of Research In Motion (RIM) is doubtful. The recent global launch of BlackBerry 10 (BB10) in the market got mixed reviews from users. Consumers seem undecided on buying the phone, as the future of the company remains unclear. A Cnet review of the BB10 said, “BlackBerry lovers…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter Discrimination of all kinds has occurred in the restroom. It has seen racial segregation, homophobic policing, non-accessibility, pay toilets against the poor and time limits for substance users. It’s a place of ongoing bullying, harassment and assault due to rigid enforcement of gendered washrooms. Accessible and safe public bathrooms are…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter Story updated Feb. 26, 2013 Politics is a stage. Politicians are actors and we, the voters, are not the audience; instead they are performing for each other – this includes student politicians. The Student Association’s (SA) board of directors meeting on Feb. 13 began with an acknowledgement of Mississauga of…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter It’s a mixed bag of emotions. Some are satisfied with the recognition, while most are not. February is Black History Month, also known as African Liberation Month. Black History Month is a month of recognition of African-Canadians who excelled in various fields in Canada, including politics, education, public service…
By Karen Nickel Dialog Reporter Indigenous resistance occurs when First Nations, Métis, or Inuit Peoples act to: resist assimilation, retain their cultures, define their identity and defend territory in the face of state, corporate and settler incursions. It takes many forms and is often met by state violence, criminalization and lawsuits. In 1995, at Ts’…
