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NewsCASA-led Protest Against Austerity Measures
The march was declared illegal by Montreal police as soon as the speeches ended. Police presence was heavy throughout the protest, although no arrests were made.
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NewsDeadline Extended on FEUQ Survey
The Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec has extended the deadline on its Survey of the Living Conditions of Quebec University Students to April 25 after the Concordia Student Union failed to give its students ample time to complete it.
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NewsA Look at the YMCA’s Homelessness Prevention Program in Montreal’s Central Bus Station
At the Gare d’autocars de Montréal, the city’s central bus station, passengers stream through, hauling luggage, ushering children and pulling out their smartphones to call friends and family in the city.
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NewsAnatomy of a Grassroots Campaign
Provincial politics in Quebec is seemingly seeing a resurgence of interest among youth. As was the case in 2012, a year characterized by months of student protests, quite a few young Quebecers threw their hats into the ring in Monday’s provincial election.
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NewsConcordia, McGill Students Hold “Die-In” to Protest Fossil Fuel Investment
A rally culminating in a “die-in” was held on Tuesday, April 1 in protest of Concordia and McGill University’s environmental policies.
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NewsStudents Declare Their Demands Remain Regardless of Election Results
As of yet, an election-night student protest has not been broken up by police.
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NewsASSÉ-led Protest Demands a “More Egalitarian” Budget
A protest organized by the most militant of Quebec’s student federations, the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante, drew thousands of demonstrators into the streets of downtown Montreal on Thursday to denounce budget cuts to various government programs.
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NewsThe Ideological Divide on University Governance
Another divide has emerged between Quebec’s political parties. In the provincial campaign’s final stretch, politicians disagree on whether…
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NewsCSU Election Results
The Concordia Student Union’s March 25-27 election results are tentatively in, and Community Matters has won the eight executive positions in office.
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NewsJane Goodall on Climate Change, Vegetarianism and Chimpanzees
The civil rights movement had Martin Luther King Jr., the feminist movement had Betty Friedan and the animal welfare movement has Jane Goodall.
