What has been an open secret for months became official yesterday: Manitobans will be heading to the polls this September, a full year ahead of schedule. UMSU’s Executive team has been ahead of the curve, sending each of the four political parties – Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and the Green Party – a policy recommendation…
By Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson You don’t often hear politicians exalt the benefits of a less-educated population. Yet many provincial governments across the country are putting in place policies that are going to have that effect. According to the National Observer, the Ford government in Ontario has removed free tuition for low-income students; cut…
Updated August 23 I hear people saying that there’s going to be a transit strike. What’s happening? The City of Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Transit workers’ union are at an impasse after being unable to agree on a new labour contract since their previous deal expired in January. After 93% of the transit union’s…
By Alex Migdal A B.C. university has added a sixth program to a growing list of programs that students can complete without buying a single textbook. Students enrolled in Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s one-year certificate design program will now use library materials and open textbooks, which are authored by faculty and peer-reviewed like a traditional textbook but are…
By Joe Friesen Have you ever used a food bank? Were you raised by a single parent? What was your family income in the second decade of your life? And how should the answers to those questions influence who gets into medical school? Medical schools used to say their job was to find the best…