This letter is to provide my opinions and recommendations about the situation of Students Association (SA) in George Brown College. First, many of our 28,000 students look to the SA as their representative body and, with oversight of over $19 million of student fees, the SA has substantial responsibility for its performance, particularly in terms…
This Thanksgiving weekend, many of us will be celebrating with our families and friends, but it is important to recognize and remember that this is a colonial holiday. Canada is a settler nation, and as settlers, a land acknowledgement is one of the first steps in a process of reconciliation. I would like to honour…
I just read your opinion piece on “Chasm between rhetoric and reality on accessibility” and would like to begin by thanking you for putting the topic of accessibility in The Dialog, albeit not in the best of light. As the AODA co-ordinator for the college, I can assure you that we take accessibility very seriously…
Hi, I’m a student in GBC and I read the article, “GBC cuts tuition fee for international students”.
First I have to say I enjoy reading GBCs newspaper, it provides up to date information and interesting facts about the college and events in general. I wanted to give my opinion on the latest one which is focused on women. I found that some of the articles were superficial and lacked a good sense…
I have a number of problems with Dylan Hackett’s piece “Veganism: the new food trend” I felt it was incredibly misinformed factually, and much of the tone was very judgemental. I’m surprised this paragraph made it to print “The decision began when Roach gave up gluten… a year ago. The proper term for those people…
Re: GBC Reacts to Black History Month, Feb. 8 We must remember that African Liberation Month (Black History Month) is but one out of 12 months in which we are formally encouraged to discuss Black people’s histories in the diaspora. To me, this is a form of subjugation that seeks to silo Black stories, experiences,…
Dear Editor: I woke up at 4:30 a.m. on the day of the major Toronto snowstorm to check the GBC website (as instructed by my program faculty) which stated, “The college is open”. I only had clinics that day, which were cancelled, but how did I get this message? Through Facebook; not the website where it…
Letter to the editor Re:The greatest swindle in Toronto’s history (Jan. 11) If the colonial British had did in 1713 what you advocate in your opinion piece “The Toronto Purchase” and opted for mutual respect, and set aside their foremost God Greed, this country would not be having the racist rooted problems it is having…
Re: What would it be like to live in a Deaf world?. Nov. 16 One important aspect of Deaf World that was not covered in this piece was the issue of Video Relay Service (VRS), a videotelecommunication service that allows Deaf and hard of hearing people to communicate with hearing people in real time over…
Re: Our home on native land Aug. 10 I really appreciated your report on the last board meeting last month. I look at the “sparks flying” comment and think to myself “did I miss something?” or is he commenting on healthy debate from polar opposite sides of an issue? That is what we have on…
