Post-doctoral fellows will vote on the creation of a $136.44 per semester student services fee during the upcoming referendum period for the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS), which runs from Nov. 8 to Nov. 14. If passed, the question mandates a non-optoutable fee for all post-doctoral fellows, which would allow them[Read More…]
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Is TaCEQ right for SSMU?
This year, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) will be spending $17,000 on its membership to the Table de Concertation Étudiante du Québec (TaCEQ). Better known as the Quebec Student Roundtable, the organization is a student federation that seeks to represent its members on issues regarding student affairs by[Read More…]
UN Special Rapporteur criticizes government’s response to Maple Spring
Last Wednesday, United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai spoke on the challenges facing Canada and other civil societies in protecting the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. Hosted by the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, the lecture was attended by approximately 50 members of the[Read More…]
McGill Senate discusses need to reform structure and operations
The McGill Senate could face changes to its membership and operation following a discussion about its purpose at its Oct. 16 meeting. Principal Suzanne Fortier said a working group of senators will be formed to create recommendations about potential changes to Senate’s structure and operations, which will then be voted[Read More…]
New $2,500 Dentistry student fee to help fund faculty relocation
Incoming Dentistry students for Fall 2014 will pay a new mandatory $2,500 fee per semester to contribute to the Faculty of Dentistry’s $18 million relocation project. The fee is the result of a student-initiated referendum question run through the Dental Students’ Society (DSS), and will not affect current students. Announced[Read More…]
Quebec Liberal leader outlines party values, stance on Charter
On Oct. 18, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) McGill hosted PLQ leader Philippe Couillard and local Liberal Members of the National Assembly at McGill’s Thomson House. This event marked Couillard’s first introduction to the McGill community as the leader of the PLQ. His predecessor, Jean Charest, resigned last September following[Read More…]
Parents Weekend merged with Homecoming due to budget cuts
Last weekend marked the first year that McGill’s Parents Weekend was fully integrated into Homecoming, an annual three-day event that welcomes alumni back to the university. Although the two occasions were advertised separately in previous years, parents were informed this year that McGill would not be hosting a seperate Parents[Read More…]
What happened last week in Canada?
Anti-fracking protest becomes violent Forty arrests were made after an anti-fracking protest on Oct. 17 turned violent outside the Elsipogtog First Nation reserve in New Brunswick. The protesters called for the energy company Southwestern (SWN) Resources to stop seismic testing in the area. The development of their traditional land was[Read More…]
Human Rights Commission releases statement against Charter of Values
The Human Rights Commission of Quebec has publically opposed the provincial government’s proposed Charter of Values, according to a statement released on Oct. 17. While the Commission does not have the authority to prohibit legislation from moving forward, it said that the proposal would not stand up in court. The[Read More…]
McGill seeks to appeal ATI commission decision
McGill has filed an appeal to an Oct. 7 ruling made by the Commission d’accès à l’information, a decision that denied the university’s request for the ability to deny future Access to Information (ATI) requests at its discretion. The Quebec Court of Appeal will announce whether they accept the motion[Read More…]
