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CSU elections start tomorrow and its up to students to decide on who will represent them next year.

Joel Balsam asked students if they will vote or not.

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Read by Sophia Gay

Produced by Gareth Sloan

Stories by Erica Fisher, Corentine Rivoire, Michael Moore and Gareth Sloan

In international news, NATO announced yesterday that it’s taking over the reins in Libya. The organization will assume control of all aerial operations, including ground attacks, from the United States-led coalition.

NATO ambassadors approved the extended plan as a means to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi’s forces. The international airstrikes have allowed the rebels to regain ground virtually unopposed as they continue their push towards the capital city of Tripoli.

Joel Balsam spoke to VP Loyola hopefuls about their plans for the Loyola campus.

Melissa Fuller is the VP Loyola and Services candidate for the Your Concordia slate.

Natasha launi is the VP Loyola and Student Life candidate for the Action slate. 

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Joel Balsam spoke to Morgan Pudwell, candidate for VP Advocacy & Outreach on Your Concordia, about her resignation and the election campaign this year.

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Joel Balsam spoke to both VP Finance hopefuls about transparency and budget updates.

Tanya Ng is the VP Finance candidate for the Action slate.

Jordan Lindsay is the VP Finance candidate for the Your Concordia slate.

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The conservative government has been defeated. The historic defeat marks the beginning of a battle between parties that will result in elections in May. The votes cited the Harper government for contempt of parliament- a first in any Commonwealth government.

Canadian voters will have five weeks to sort out the rhetoric brought on by different party leaders. Harper claims that opposition coalition is a danger to country. Meanwhile, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff says that the real danger is Harper’s contempt for democracy.

Canada’s 40th parliament will formally be dissolved Saturday morning.

A spring election still hasn’t been called, but that didn’t stop parliament from switching into election mode during Thursday’s budget debate. The Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and NDP have all announced that they will reject the budget and bring about a no-confidence vote on Friday.

The vote is expected to topple Stephen Harper’s minority government and schedule the fifth election in the last ten years. The federal parties instead used the first and likely only day of debate to set their blueprints for the seemingly inevitable campaign.

The city of Montreal is taking steps to prevent its bedbug problem from spreading. On Thursday, the public health department released its plan to combat the growing bedbug infestation.

If passed, the plan will force extermination companies to report infestations. It will also create a databank to keep track of infested households. Other measures include a public education campaign about bedbugs and the creation of a regional committee. City council is set to vote on the plan in June.

On March 23rd at 1.45pm Eastern Standard Time, the slates running for CSU Executive office met for a debate in H-110 in the Hall Building of the downtown campus of Concordia University. The debate was moderated by The Link’s News Editor; Christopher Curtis.

Your Concordia
Presidential Candidate: Lex Gill
VP External: Chad Walcott
VP Student Life & Sustainability: Laura Glover

Action
Presidential Candidate: Khalil Haddad
VP Services & Sustainability: Rasim Hafiz
VP University Affairs: Teresa Seminara.

The two slates running for this year’s CSU election duked it out Wednesday in a debate heard live on CJLO. Chosen by Team Action to debate were Presidential candidate Khalil Haddad along with VP hopefuls Teresa Seminara and Rasim Hafiz. Sitting to the right of them was Your Concordia’s Lex Gill, Chad Walcott and Laura Glover. The main issues were discussed to give students a better idea of who they’d like to vote for.