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Doug Ford defends cutting mandatory student-union fees
Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his decision to allow students to opt out of some additional fees by accusing student unions of getting up to “crazy Marxist nonsense” in a fundraising letter to party supporters.
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National youth policy a matter of ‘managing expectations’
Three years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a national youth policy, the federal government is still trying to determine what it should include.
CBC
International students dominate CBU student council election
Student government is getting a big boost at Cape Breton University thanks to the arrival of large numbers of international students.
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English students association slams Concordia’s handling of harassment complaints
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