Focus on youth and training in federal budget
CASA sees it as a step forward while CFS not impressed
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Federal government aims to double number of international students
Jane Lytvynenko Canadian University Press OTTAWA (CUP) — Canadian university classrooms could have twice the number of international students in the next eight years. On Jan. 15, the Conservatives announced a strategy to double the amount of researchers and students coming from abroad. The program centers around $5 million per year in funding primarily going…
Students protest outside of CFS meeting
Demonstration focused on students’ hardships when trying to defederate
What to watch at the CFS' AGM
The official AGM will include debates on unpaid internships, the Canadian Senate and campus campaigning
Kevin Page: “This as an opportunity to rebuild”
Former Parliamentary Budget Officer on youth, press and taking risks
Senators Duffy, Wallin, Brazeau suspended for two years
Senators faced individual motions in Senate vote Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — Nearly two weeks after the initial vote was supposed to take place, senators Pamela Wallin, Patrick Brazeau and Mike Duffy have been suspended without pay until the 2015 federal election. In a historic vote, the overwhelming majority of the…
New report disputes grim job prospects for youth
Jane Lytvynenko CUP Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP) — The notion of today’s youth being the “lost generation” is being challenged by a new report from TD Economics. Published Oct. 22, the study focused on the skill mismatch and labour shortages in the market over the last 10 years. It found the picture is not…