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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INTERNAL DOCUMENT — FOR THE EYES OF STAFFERS ONLY Thanks for agreeing to phonebank with the BC Conservative Party. After what we dub a silly summer of leadership changes and casual chaos, we want to convey to our voters that…
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by Serena Bains, Staff Writer A snap provincial election has been called for October 24, and while voting during a pandemic is less than desirable, so are the options of who to vote for. Despite this, elections remain an important,…
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Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor On September 21, Premier John Horgan called a provincial election for October 24. While BC had an election date set for October 2021, Horgan cited COVID-19 as the reason for the early election, stating…
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By: Connor Stephenson, Peak Associate The Hall & Oates song “Out of Touch” is definitely not a reference to a certain subset of 21st century Canadian politicians, as the song was originally released in the 1980s. But if we ignore the…
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By: Vincent Justin Mitra, Staff Writer Republicans have gained majority control of the House of Representatives, Senate, Supreme Court, and the Oval Office with commentators describing it as the beginning of a new Conservative era. This is the world of…
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[caption id="attachment_484" align="alignnone" width="864"] Image Credit: Brandon Hillier[/caption] It has been a little over a year since the Mr. Right Wing column first came into existence. In that time, I have done my best to try and keep our readers…
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