Election
A minimum voter threshold for SFSS elections should be required
March 15, 2021by Gurleen Aujla, Peak Associate Another round of SFSS elections is complete, and I congratulate all of the successful candidates, but something about the results isn’t right. The 2021 election results had an average of 891 total votes per position, with most candidates being elected with between 500 to 650 votes. With over 29,000 undergraduate students currently enrolled at SFU, it is astonishing that the highest total vote count of 953 for the president position represents a mere 3.29% of the population. The SFSS cannot advocate for and provide resources and services meant to represent the entire student body with…
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SFU student politics has failed us
February 21, 2021by Justin Smith, SFU Student Despite changes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought to SFU, some things have remained consistent: nonsensical Canvas pages, wallet-crushing tuition, and bullshit student politics. For a university that advertises itself as “one of Canada’s most…
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A summary of the 2021 SFSS candidate debate
February 14, 2021by Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On February 11, 2021, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) held a candidate debate for their 2021 Executive Committee elections. The Executive Committee is elected by the student body to represent undergraduate students and advocate on…
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Why voting in the 2021 SFSS executive committee election is important
February 14, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Last Fall’s Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) annual general meeting saw over 600 students in attendance — one of the largest turnouts since the fervoured attendance of the 2018 impeachment. It seems like students want…
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We have to hold our political leaders accountable after they are elected
November 25, 2020by Kelly Chia, Peak Associate As I’m writing this, election news is very fresh on my mind. John Horgan has been re-elected as premier — and, to me, it is a relief that the NDP is staying in power. However,…
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An overview of BC’s 42nd provincial election
October 10, 2020Written 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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SFPIRG and WUSC requesting increased student levies in upcoming referendum
March 16, 2020By: Paige Riding, News Writer and Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor As part of the Simon Fraser Student Society’s 2020 election and referendum, the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) and the SFU chapter of World University Services of Canada…
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SFSS hires this year’s IEC chief, a loaf of banana chocolate chip bread
February 5, 2020Written by Zach Siddiqui, Humour Editor As the SFSS election season draws near, the Board of Directors has appointed this year’s chief independent electoral commissioner (IEC): a loaf of banana chocolate chip bread. The independent electoral commission is appointed every…
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SFSS, GSS host federal election debate at SFU
October 17, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Burnaby campus hosted a federal election debate for the Burnaby North-Seymour riding on October 7, 2019. Candidates in attendance were Svend Robinson (NDP), Terry Beech (Liberals), and Amita Kuttner (Green Party). Heather Leung (Conservatives)…
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Federal election debate to be hosted on SFU Burnaby
October 2, 2019By: Paige Riding, News Writer By now, students should have heard about the upcoming Federal Election happening this October. Some, however, may not know where their political standings lie or where their potential vote may go. Members of the SFU…
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