Gian-Paolo Mendoza
High tea and diplomacy
EIC October 9, 2012Point: Sharing embassies is not a threat to Canadian democracy To see counter-point, click here! By Gian-Paolo Mendoza Graphic by Ben Buckley The Canadian and British governments have both recently announced a plan to share embassies and foreign properties in a number of different countries. This move comes following a provision in the March 2012 budget where our government promised to save around 170 million dollars by “restructuring” its offices and diplomatic missions abroad. It is the first time that both governments have ever announced the co-location of embassies publicly, and has stirred a wide debate in the public and…
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1,200 SFU workers set to vote on potential strike mandate
EIC September 21, 2012CUPE Local 3338 represents workers at all three SFU campuses By Gian-Paolo Mendoza A union representing nearly 1,200 workers at SFU plans to hold a strike vote at the end of September. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3338,…
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