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Election 2026: How BC’s parties plan to aid a struggling post-secondary sector

While not among the top concerns for voters in this provincial election, the future of the province’s post-secondary landscape is top of mind for students. The financial crisis universities find themselves in are resulting in program cuts, tuition hikes, and more affordability issues.  On October 19, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS), UBC GSS and Simon Fraser Student Society hosted a provincial election town hall. The event was hosted at the SFU Segal School of Business.  Moderated by Dr. Maxwell Cameron, professor at UBC’s School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, the panel was attended by mostly graduate students, teaching…

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