Protest without pickets: Student guide to slacktivism
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By Breanne Coulter, for Skedline.com Students in the Greater Toronto Area are gathering at Queen’s Park, today, Friday to protest the provincial government’s changes to financial assistance. Many students may not be able to participate in the weekday protest to exercise their democratic right either because of class... Read more
By Liam Harrington and Justin Field Protests against the Ontario Government’s proposed changes to OSAP and tuition are scheduled to take place at Yonge-Dundas Square at 2 p.m. on Friday January 25, 2019, and at 12 p.m. on Monday February 4 2019. Read more
“I’m worried about being priced out of Toronto,” said Monica De Vera. “I’m educated, I have a full-time job that I love. I really love my parents but I don’t want to live with them forever.” Toronto is the world’s 10th most expensive city to live in. This according... Read more
News – Jan. 23, 2019
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News cast for Jan. 23, 2019 with host Cassandra Turco. Read more
The City of Toronto is scrambling to provide shelter for the homeless, one of the most vulnerable groups of people during cold winter months. City councillors Kristyn Wong-Tam and Gord Perks are urging the city to declare homelessness a crisis. Doing so would unlock funding from both the provincial... Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s restrictions on transgender troops are allowed to proceed following a 5-4 Supreme Court decision issued on Tuesday. The justices did not rule on the merits of the case but instead chose to grant the Trump administration’s request to lift injunctions issued by federal judges. In... Read more
Nour Alideeb, chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students in Ontario (CFSON) says that “there are a number of concerns” regarding the changes to OSAP. “I wouldn’t call it a good day for students,” she says. The Ontario government officially announced significant changes to tuition costs and the Ontario... Read more
Toronto (The Canadian Press) – The province is set to announce a 10 per cent tuition cut for Ontario post-secondary students for the 2019-2020 academic year. This would mean an average savings of $660 for undergraduate students and $340 for college students, the government says. The cut to tuition... Read more
London (Reuters) – Following a resounding defeat of the proposed Brexit deal Tuesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May faced a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons. The vote of 432 – 202 against the deal was the largest defeat in the House of Commons in almost a century.... Read more
By Michael Ranger Skedline.com The Toronto Transit Commission is now in possession of the first of its new hybrid electric buses. The sleek new vehicles look pretty much the same as the old, but are branded with a green logo. The TTC says these new buses will run... Read more
