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‘Generation Vote’ – How the Conservatives, Liberals & NDP stack up on student issues
Illustration by Katie Doyle As the September 20 federal election date quickly approaches, students are encouraged to vote for the party likely to uphold their values and benefit their interests most effectively. While recurring student issues such as high tuition and employment rates are typically at the forefront of discussion, concerns over how party leaders…
A student’s guide to voting in Canada’s federal election
Illustration by Katie Doyle The 2021 Canadian federal election will be held on Monday. To register and vote, you are required to be a Canadian citizen aged 18 or older on election day. As a student, there are several ways to vote. Here is everything you need to know about getting your ballot in. Where…
Desai, Rajan and Patel elected to SAGBC executive positions in Spring 2021 election
The results for the Spring 2021 Election for the Student Association at George Brown College (SABGC) have recently been announced on April 9, 2021. Approximately 1815 students voted in the election, and the winners will begin their term in the Spring/Summer 2021 semester. The SAGBC funds the Dialog. Within the executive positions, the results were…
GBC Votes: What we know about the candidates for SAGBC’s director of communications & internal
The Student Association of George Brown College’s (SAGBC) 2021 Spring elections are on now. On the executive team, there are seven students campaigning for three positions including the director of communications and internal, director of education and equity, and director of student experience. The SAGBC funds the Dialog. Among the director of communications and internal…
SAGBC opens voting period for spring 2021 election
On Monday, April 5 the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) was sent to indicate that the Student Association (SA) elections were opened. “It has been a hard year, and your Student Association has been working for you,” wrote a representative from the SAGBC in the email. The SAGBC funds The Dialog. Voting will…
SAGBC announces candidates for Spring 2021 election
The list of candidates for the upcoming Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) Spring 2021 election has been announced. 29 candidates in total are campaigning for the 10 positions. The SAGBC funds the Dialog. Three executive positions will be elected this spring. Current board members Urvish Patel and Sri Krishna Rajan are campaigning for…
SAGBC election candidate suspends campaign on the opening day of voting
By Victoria Surla On Monday, November 23, a candidate in the Student Association of George Brown College (SAGBC) elections informed the SAGBC that she is suspending her campaign. The SAGBC funds the Dialog. The candidate, Vishali Sitharthan, was running for the position of director of communications and internal before she requested to withdraw. She was…
American election causes stress for American GBC students
By Maud Weaver The American election has flooded the news cycle for the past couple weeks, and American students at George Brown College (GBC) have been participating, but are feeling nervous for themselves and their families. “My mom is from Colombia, my dad is from Peru, and I do have family members that are undocumented,…
CFS elects new national chairperson
Sofia Descalzi says improving experiences at colleges is a priority
GBC professor runs for office
Jon Callegher seeks to improve housing and transit in the Toronto Centre After teaching at George Brown College (GBC) for the past 6 years, Jon Callegher feels it may be time to step out of the classroom and into the office of City Hall. Callegher, who is professor attached to the school of marketing, is…
The Dialog in conversation with international students constituency candidate
The Dialog’s editor-in-chief Steve Cornwell sits down with international students constituency candidate, Erick Almeida Japor. The Student Association elections are happening now and online voting has begun.
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