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Canada should prioritize domestic needs over NATO spending
July 16, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Arts & Culture Editor On June 25, fresh from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would fulfill its commitments to the alliance’s new defence budget of 5% of annual national GDP by 2035. This was more than double the increase from the previous commitment of 2%, a target set in 2014. Canada’s defence spending has since reached 1.45%, and is expected to increase. Carney commented that the increased spending will be allocated to acquiring new equipment, diversifying Canada’s alliances, and improving pay for Canadian soldiers. Remarks by Carney…
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Hidden Gems: Budget-friendly bites
March 27, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor [caption id="attachment_131165" align="alignnone" width="696"] PHOTO: Amirul Anirban / The Peak[/caption] Frying Pan 1101 Denman St., Vancouver Open Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. With a physical restaurant on Denman St.…
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Council Chats: Council members begin cutting underspent SFSS budget items
July 9, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On June 26, The Peak attended the bi-weekly Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) Council meeting via Zoom. The meeting involved a presentation of all SFSS budget items that were underspent by over $1,000 from the…
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2024 provincial university budget not cutting it, says CUFA BC
May 9, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia (CUFA BC) released a statement regarding the 2024/25 provincial budget and its impact on students, universities, and their resources. The Peak spoke to Annabree Fairweather, executive…
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The ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver, Part 2
October 10, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on the ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver. It was so well received that I decided to write a part two. Without further ado, may I present to…
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The ABCs of budgeting in Vancouver
September 21, 2023By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Vancouver has been ranked as the second most expensive Canadian city, and inflation just keeps getting higher. How are we supposed to get by in a market that’s overflowing with increasing expenses in all aspects…
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Former vice president external and community affairs disapproves of SFSS budget cuts
May 23, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Former vice president external and community affairs, Eshana Baran, made several Twitter posts to inform students of sizable cuts in the Simon Fraser Student Society’s (SFSS) draft of next year’s budget. The new budget for…
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Still our money: The SFSS is spending too much running itself
August 5, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer When SFU released its 2021/22 budget plan, a plan that called for a 2% increase in domestic tuition and 4% increase in international tuition, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) objected. Their objection, in part,…
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Milk-like: SFU’s explanation for the pandemic-era tuition hike hasn’t aged well
June 8, 2022By Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer Two years ago, SFU announced they’d be increasing tuition by 2% and 4% for domestic and international students, respectively. I felt stung. Apparently, so did others. And others still. At that point, in-person learning had…
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SFU Administration presents upcoming budget for consultation after announcing tuition increases
December 13, 2020Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer A panel of SFU Administrators gathered over Zoom to discuss the university’s proposed budget and heard feedback from the student body on November 23, 2020. The university proposed an across-the-board tuition increase of 2%…
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