Posted by admin on March 25th, 2010
The cancellation of Ann Coulter’s speech at the University of Ottawa was not a victory for her opponents, who celebrated shutting her event down last night; it is a victory for the organizers who paid for Coulter’s (non)appearance.
The organizers of Ms. Coulter’s Canadian tour have hit the public relations jackpot: Their tour is the lead story across America’s right-wing media establishment. All the money in the world could not buy advertising with the same level of impact they are receiving from the earned media stemming from the U of Ottawa cancellation.
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Posted by admin on March 18th, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper took to YouTube last night to answer questions from Canadians. At 31:29 in his online interview, Harper received a post-secondary education question.
“University students are expected to pay back so much money, plus interest, after furthering there [sic] education when most do not start getting a livable salary right after schol. [sic] Why is there not more assistance when it comes to student loans?” crazy4u79 asked Mr. Harper.
Mr. Harper spent the next minute and 15 seconds speaking in generalities and did not really answer the question. Read more »
Posted by admin on March 18th, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper took to YouTube last night to answer questions from Canadians. At 31:29 in his online interview, Harper received a post-secondary education question.
“University students are expected to pay back so much money, plus interest, after furthering there [sic] education when most do not start getting a livable salary right after schol. [sic] Why is there not more assistance when it comes to student loans?” crazy4u79 asked Mr. Harper.
Mr. Harper spent the next minute and 15 seconds speaking in generalities and did not really answer the question. Read more »
Posted by admin on March 17th, 2010
Michael Ignatieff is on a cross-country tour this week and the Conservatives are howling “Ignatieff Prorogues Himself.” Ignatieff’s absence from Parliament is of little interest to students, but what he’s saying during his latest cross-country tour is.
Ignatieff told a group of high school students in Newfoundland that he will be proposing changes to the Canada Student Loans Program during the next election. He says he will lower the interest rate on federal student loans and will propose a loan-forgiveness program for graduates working in the public service. Read more »
Posted by admin on March 16th, 2010
The First Nations University of Canada’s latest series of financial mismanagement scandals – incredibly frustrating to all who want to see successful models of aboriginal higher education – are much the same as previous ones: alleged mismanagement of funds, questions about the diligence of FNUC’s board of governors, and a former senior administrator suing the university for alleged wrongdoing. This time, as well, the FNUC has admitted that money has been misused from the scholarship fund.
After years of scandal and inaction, both the provincial and federal governments have cut funding to the troubled university. Read more »
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