Residence students not covered under Residential Tenancies Act
Under the Residential Tenancies Act, a rental unit is defined as “any living accommodation” and a residential complex is defined as “a building or part…
Canadian Federation of Students
CFS aims to get students out to the polls
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has launched a campaign aimed at getting more students to polls in the upcoming municipal election. The Students Vote…
Getting out of the CFS
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is a national organization that lobbies on behalf of students and which every student at the University of Manitoba…
UMSU 2010 election results
After a two week campaign period, three days of voting at polling stations set up across both campuses and over five hours of counting ballots,…
Strangling democracy by the threshold
The motion passed by the Canadian Federation of Students at their recent national AGM, which doubled the threshold of students required to trigger a referendum…
Different day, different action
On Nov. 5, students and community members will rally at U of M, U of W and the legislature for the annual Students’ Day of…
Time to act!
In Winnipeg’s downtown core the poor, sick and homeless are selling their prescription medications to pay for the necessities of life. A CBC investigation reports…
Letters to the Editor – Nov. 4, 2009
Ineffective Tuition Fee Campaigns The CFS, through ex UMSU President Jonny Sopotiuk, repeatedly makes calls for the province to make tuition free (as recently as…