York Students to benefit from new GO Buses
I’ve been talking UPass the last couple of days, so why not continue on the theme. GO Transit, the inter-city public transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, unveiled new double-decker buses Thursday which will service the busy Oakville-Mississauga-York University corridor. The buses, which will seat 21 additional…
Police Brutality – please
A group of radicals decided to split off from a protest against a “20 per cent residence fee increase” at the University of Toronto Friday. (The university claims the increase in question is only “closer to 10 per cent”, I’m looking into this. There will be a “Fact…
Simon Fraser students vote to leave CFS
I have received very preliminary numbers from voting at Simon Fraser Union on continuing their membership in the Canadian Federation of Students.The preliminary numbers I received are 2928 votes to leave the CFS and 1462 votes to stay.Updated preliminary numbers, Total Votes: 4442, Votes to leave the CFS:…
UVic Grads vote for independence from the CFS
The University of Victoria Graduate Students’ Society has voted to leave the Canadian Federation of Students. The results were put online and are: Question: Are you in favour of maintaining membership in the Canadian Federation of Students? **No: 260 (63%)**Yes: 192Spoiled: 5 (Quorum was 125 votes) —–Counting continues…
Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities – what I think’s important
The latest Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities is now on newsstands. It is packed with all kinds of information and charts to assist in the important decision that is picking a university. The charts include tuition rates, library holdings, student satisfaction and engagement scores, student/faculty ratios, spending on…
Simon Fraser Voter Turnout is high
I just spoke to the Chief Electoral Officer of the Simon Fraser Students Society Independent Electoral Commission. He informs me that over 1600 students vote yesterday on the first day of the vote on independence from the Canadian Federation of Students. By comparison, this is the same number…
UPass costs
The staff of the City of Hamilton presented a report to the city’s Public Works Committee at the beginning of February on the Hamilton UPass. According to the report, "The average cost per year of most [UPass] programs tends to be in the $110 to $130 range, or…
Why does China get a free pass?
Am I the only one wondering why the Toronto "student unions" are silent on the oppression of the Tibetan people? Come on folks, if the United States, Canada, and Israel are all human rights monsters, then how is China not?…
The Toronto UPass scheme
The Toronto Transit Commission is trying to sell students on a $720 a year mandatory U-Pass. The pass will be mandatory for all 150,000 part and full-time university students in Toronto if the TTC gets it’s way. It will be charged at a rate of $60 a month…
New election at UPEI
CBC reports that a new election will be held for student union president at UPEI after problems with the first election. I’m glad to see that at least one students’ union in this country understands the importance of a fair, transparent election process in the ability of the…