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Student Choice Initiative struck down in divisional court

Written on November 22, 2019. Posted in News.

In a unanimous decision, the Ford government’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI) was ruled unlawful by the Divisional Court of Ontario on Thursday. First reported by The Varsity, the Divisional Court of Ontario ruled in favour of a collective of student groups on Nov. 21, including the York Federation...

Court hears first arguments in CFS-O lawsuit over Student Choice Initiative

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in News.

The Ontario Divisional Court heard arguments from the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O) and the York Federation of Students (YFS) during the first hearing in the groups’ legal challenge against the province’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI) on Oct. 11. The CFS-O filed an application...

Former SGPS VP Asfar brings attention to “hidden” CFS bank account

Written on February 10, 2017. Posted in News.

A post to the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) Facebook page on Monday — from former Vice President (Professional) Mark Asfar — raised alarms about a “hidden” bank account of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) allegedly containing half a million dollars. The link Asfar...

Queen’s Socialists hold affordable tuition event

Written on November 4, 2016. Posted in News.

When AMS President Tyler Lively walked into the AMS offices on Saturday morning, he noticed that “there were stickers and posters everywhere”. After reading their messages, he labelled it an act of vandalism. The stickers were placed by supporters of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), and...

Debate sparked over Canadian Federation of Students involvement at campus

Written on October 28, 2016. Posted in News.

On Oct. 23, an advertisement was posted on the Queen’s New Democratic Party’s Facebook page for a Town Hall meeting involving the Canadian Federation of Students on the topic of Ontario tuition fees. Aware of CFS’s past reputation, which includes allegations of internal corruption and legal disputes...

No stance is the wrong stance

Written on September 10, 2014. Posted in Editorials.

The Society of Graduate and Professional Students’ (SGPS) recent decision to not take a stance on the bombing of two universities in Gaza was careless and lacked transparency. At their annual general meeting in August, the Ontario branch of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) voted to...

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Student Choice Initiative struck down in divisional court

Court hears first arguments in CFS-O lawsuit over Student Choice Initiative

Former SGPS VP Asfar brings attention to “hidden” CFS bank account

Queen’s Socialists hold affordable tuition event

Debate sparked over Canadian Federation of Students involvement at campus

No stance is the wrong stance

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