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CJLO 2011 CSU Election Coverage: VP University Affairs
Erica Fisher spoke to Teresa Seminara, candidate for VP University Affairs on Team Action, about mobilizing students and university governance.
Click below to hear from Teresa.
CJLO 2011 CSU Election: VP Advocacy & Outreach
Joel Balsam spoke to Morgan Pudwell, candidate for VP Advocacy & Outreach on Your Concordia, about her resignation and the election campaign this year.
Click below to hear from Morgan.
CJLO 2011 CSU Election Coverage: VP Clubs
Joel Balsam spoke to VP Clubs hopefuls about student space and their plans for clubs next year.
Leslie Reifer is the VP Clubs & Promotions candidate for the Action slate.
Gonzo Nieto is the VP Clubs & Student Space candidate for the Your Concordia slate.
Click below to hear from each candidate.
CJLO 2011 CSU Election Coverage: VP Finance
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.
Click below to hear from each candidate.
CSU election debate: Round 2
The two teams running for the CSU Election got down to business Friday in a debate seen live on CUTV. After getting their debating jitters out Wednesday, both teams made strong points answered with a great deal of applause in the final debate of the 2011 CSU election campaign. This debate was mostly between the presidents, Khalil Haddad and Lex Gill, with small appearances from a few of their VPs.
Some students have been fed up with the tedious onslaught of campaigning, but it appears that the two teams aren’t happy about it either. If elected they want to reform the way elections are done and make it more of a dialogue between students. Again, the fact that most students don’t vote is a realistic barrier to the reach of the CSU as over 90% of students did not vote last year.
Promises were flying during this debate as both want to make serious reforms and changes to many levels of the CSU. For instance with clubs, Your Concordia has called for a clubs council, while Team Action wants to make clubs space available 24 hours a day. Lengthy platforms are available on both team’s websites.
One controversial issue that came up at this debate and was not approached in public before was the fact that Team Action has been blocking people and deleting posts on their social networking pages. Haddad defended this position by calling for more polite and respectful comments on the pages.
Media bias was left out of this debate as that controversy seems to have run its course.
To watch a stream of the debate by CUTV click here.
Canadians headed for Spring Election
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.
March 25th 2011
The news today was read and produced by Erica Bridgeman
The stories were written by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo, Michael Lemieux and Michael Moore
No-confidence vote expected Friday
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 Conservatives accused the Liberals of allying with the Bloc and NDP in a bid to gain power.They also blasted all three parties for spending four hundred million dollars on an election campaign when the money could be better used elsewhere.
The Liberals attacked Harper’s government over its economic plan and a lack of transparency on government spending.
Meanwhile, the Bloc accused the Conservatives of ignoring Quebec, while NDP leader Jack Layton says Harper has repeatedly failed to improve the lives of Canadians.
If the non-confidence vote passes as expected, an election will be scheduled for this spring, likely in early May.
Cabbies Catch a Break
Taxi drivers in Montreal will no longer be fined for displaying religious objects. The city has recently clarified a bylaw regarding religious objects in taxis. They have told their inspectors to be more tolerant in their inspections.
The result comes as an especially important victory for one cabbie. Arieh Perecowicz was fined for over $1400 for various personal objects in his cab. He fought these tickets for years before finally losing last month.
Luckily for Perecowicz the city also decided to revoke all of his fines.Perecowicz says he is very happy and considers this a victory for all of Quebec.
City of Montreal looks to control bedbug problem with new plan
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.
Councillor Michael Applebaum says it’s important to act quickly to prevent the problem from getting worse. It is estimated that 2.7 per cent of Montreal households have a bed bug problem.
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