Mélanie Joly talks to Winnipegers about Creative Canada
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Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian heritage, visited Winnipeg to promote the Creative Canada Policy Framework at a luncheon hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Nov. 14.
After a year-and-a-half long consultation period with artists,...
Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths
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Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh – visited the Winnipeg Public Library Nov. 16 to discuss...
Tuition increases affect low-income students disproportionately: study
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A recent report prepared for the Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA) reveals the impact of tuition fees on student enrolment, career preference, teacher compensation, and other factors.
Robert Chernomas, MOFA president and professor in...
Panel challenges Quebec’s “religious neutrality” law
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The Islamic Social Services Association (ISSA) and the University of Manitoba’s Centre for Human Rights Research (CHRR) co-hosted a panel discussion Thursday challenging the constitutional legitimacy of Quebec’s recent “religious neutrality” bill.
Bill 62 -...
UMSU to hold plebiscite on CFS membership
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The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) approved a motion at its Nov. 9 meeting to prepare a plebiscite - a non-binding referendum - for January 2018 asking UMSU members whether they wish to...
Province, Ottawa trade barbs over climate plan
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Premier Brian Pallister plans to introduce a $25 per tonne carbon tax starting in 2018 over the next four years, defying Ottawa’s directive.
The federal government has demanded that provinces establish a carbon tax that...
UMSU encourages university to develop Aboriginal language degree program
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At its regular council meeting Nov. 9, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) passed a motion to advocate to the university to follow through on the Truth And Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) recommendations to...
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