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Former Liberal cabinet minister Kathleen Wynne is officially the first woman to be elected premier of Ontario, as reported by The Guardian.

With her victory, Ontario is now the fifth province to be lead by a woman. Wynne is also the first openly gay leader of a Canadian province.

In her victory speech on Sunday, Wynne invited opposing leaders to work with her to continue improving the well being of the Ontario public.

Wynne replaces former minister Dalton McGuinty, who stepped down as Liberal party leader and Ontario’s premier in October 2012.

Flickr Photo by: Ontario Chamber of Commerce

STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART

Two University of Laval students in Quebec City are asking the court to invalidate articles in Quebec’s Act Respecting The Accreditation And Financing of Students’ Associations.

According to MEdia Co-Op Montreal, this comes after Laurent Proulx and Miguael Bergeron submitted an application Wednesday to the Superior Court of Quebec opposing the fairness of seven articles in the Act.

The two students believe the articles violate the freedom of association and freedom of expression guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

In their application, they argue student union fees should not be mandatory and that Quebec students should be able to decide whether to join a student association.

Right now, the Act says all students are members unless they follow the necessary steps to leave the association.

And student association fees are mandatory for all students according to the Act

Proulx and Bergeron are representing themselves in front of the Superior Court, but their action is supported by the Fondation 1625.

Flickr Photo by: Hackworth

STORY WRITTEN BY: KURT WEISS

If a second entrance to the Vendome metro station is added, then Quebec should pay the entire cost says the borough of NDG-Cote-des-Neiges.

According to the Gazette, the entrance is a requirement if an added link from the station to the new MUHC superhospital is built.

Borough mayor Lionel Perez and city councilor Marvin Rotrand said that hospitals need a direct link with public transit. Also, based on the clientele, the entrance would need to be universally accessible for those with reduced mobility.

They plan to present a motion to the Quebec government on February 4th urging them to pay the bill which is in the $70-$75 million dollar range.

In a press release issued by the STM, Vendome metro station is currently at near capacity. When the hospital opens in 2015, users are expected to rise by 36 per cent reaching just under 15 million annually.