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 Katherine DeClerq CUP Ontario Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — On Nov. 3, Glen Murray, then the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, announced his resignation and his intention to run for the provincial Liberal leadership. Six days later Murray introduced his “No-Money Down University or College” proposal. The announcement came in the form…
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh Dialog Reporter “Whatever I see, I see from my heart. Whatever I say, I say from my heart. Whatever I do, do from my heart. And this for me is activism, may it be social, political, economic or environmental” said Cat Criger, an Elder from the First Nations People, at the…
By Katherine DeClerq CUP Ontario Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP)—In Quebec, hundreds of thousands of students have gathered over the summer to protest the government’s decision to raise tuition fees and enact Bill 78, an emergency law passed on May 18 that restricts protests and picketing on university grounds. While the movement has received international attention…
By Dani Feraday Dialog reporter September, when you think of it, is it the start of classes that come to mind or maybe the end of long, sunny, summer days? No matter what your idea of September is, it also means frosh week. Another school year is about to start and along with it another…
