Polls to decide next year’s Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) executive team and the results of the 19 Winter 2024 Referendum questions closed on March 22. Of the 22,504 eligible voters, 19.1 per cent cast a ballot in the election for the executive board, and 19.2 per cent voted[Read More…]
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Over 28,000 students go on week-long strike against tuition hikes
From March 11 to 15, over 28,000 students from McGill and Concordia went on strike against the tuition increases proposed by the Quebec government. Representing nearly 96 per cent of those on strike, Concordia students led the charge, mobilizing hundreds in a demonstration on March 13 and picketing classes throughout[Read More…]
The Tribune explains: The Essentials, SSMU’s legal care program for students
As of Fall 2023, members of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) are eligible for a new legal care program offered by StudentCare called “The Essentials,” for an additional $30 per year. Unless they choose to opt-out, members will automatically have access to many legal services for a whole[Read More…]
SSMU execs discuss deficit spending, bureaucratic inefficiency, and tuition hikes at GA
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held its biannual General Assembly (GA) in the University Centre Ballroom on Monday, Feb. 5. Around 25 people attended, meaning the meeting failed to meet a quorum of 350. This rendered the meeting merely a consultative forum; votes on motions were thus non-binding. [Read More…]
SSMU Legislative Council debates fee increase referendum questions
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) convened for its second Legislative Council meeting of the year on Thursday, Feb. 1. The meeting discussed motions regarding fee increase referendum questions in the Winter 2024 referendum cycle. Deputy Speaker Sierra Fallis began by announcing that a motion regarding approval of the[Read More…]
SSMU Legislative Council approves Motion Regarding Action Against Tuition Hikes
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) held its first Legislative Council meeting of the year on Thursday, Jan. 18. The meeting began with a brief review of the councillors’ holiday activities which, among other things, included knitting a sweater and cat-sitting. The session also included an announcement from the[Read More…]
SSMU revokes permission for SPHR to use McGill’s name
On Dec. 18 the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) announced that it has revoked Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) McGill’s right to use the McGill name. The decision comes after the Office of the Deputy Provost, Fabrice Labeau, delivered a notice to SSMU on Nov. 6 which stated[Read More…]
SSMU BoD ratifies motion to support UBC Trans Coalition Letter to StudentCare
The Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Board of Directors (BoD) met on Jan. 11 to discuss the Executive Committee Report and Nominating Committee Report—tasked with evaluating candidates for the International Student Representative position—as well as a confidential session. Chair Jonathan Dong conducted the meeting, bringing attendants through the agenda[Read More…]
Hundreds of ralliers flood SSMU BoD meeting, call for Society to uphold student democracy
Roughly one hundred students disrupted the Students’ Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Board of Directors (BoD) meeting on Nov. 30 to voice their support for the Policy Against Genocide in Palestine. Students questioned executives face-to-face on the Society’s decision to consent to an injunction against the policy—a decision that has[Read More…]
Students take to the streets to oppose Quebec government’s proposed tuition hikes
Red felt squares dappled McGill’s Y-intersection on Nov. 30, as students gathered to once again protest the Quebec government’s proposed tuition hikes for English-speaking universities. The hikes, announced on Oct. 13, would nearly double fees for out-of-province students at schools like McGill and Concordia from around $9,000 to $17,000 annually.[Read More…]
