budget
How long will Carney’s government last? We asked a tea leaf reader
December 19, 2025How long will this government survive? Read on to find out! Remember to follow my TikTok for exclusive digital palm reading. Hiiii, lovelies! Welcome back to my Federal Future Forecast Series, where I ask Spirit to guide us on matters of federal governance. Remember to take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and follow my TikTok to claim unexpected abundance. As always, I’m broadcasting from my yacht near my West Van home. Not flexing. I’m just so grateful, you guys! My cat-flatmate, Sir Meowmixx (I let TikTok name him), is also participating in this reading. I know SFU students, like many…
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Canada should prioritize domestic needs over NATO spending
July 16, 2025On 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…
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Hidden Gems: Budget-friendly bites
March 27, 2025[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. and a food truck on Burrard St.…
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Council Chats: Council members begin cutting underspent SFSS budget items
July 9, 2024On 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 2023–24 budget year and reports…
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2024 provincial university budget not cutting it, says CUFA BC
May 9, 2024The 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 director of CUFA BC, about…
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The ABCs of Budgeting in Vancouver, Part 2
October 10, 2023A 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 you some new and improved…
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The ABCs of budgeting in Vancouver
September 21, 2023Vancouver 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 of everyday living? Here are…
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Former vice president external and community affairs disapproves of SFSS budget cuts
May 23, 2023Former 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 2023/24 cut funding for several…
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Still our money: The SFSS is spending too much running itself
August 5, 2022When 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, was based on their recognition…
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Milk-like: SFU’s explanation for the pandemic-era tuition hike hasn’t aged well
June 8, 2022Two 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 been replaced for months by…
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