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INTERACTIVE: Understanding Montreal’s Municipal Government
For your convenience, The Link has compiled some information on how Quebec’s metropolis really works.
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Campus Freedom at Concordia?
Concordia University placed higher than the national average in the third annual Campus Freedom Index released Tuesday Sept. 24, a report card-type initiative which seeks to determine the state of free speech at Canadian universities.
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Concordia Student Sees Politics From the Ground Up
Daniel Attard, a 27-year-old Concordia student and resident of Anjou, is running in the Nov. 3 municipal elections with the Projet Montréal political party, looking to become the city councillor for the borough.
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New CUTV Tackles Old Problems
Concordia’s undergrad-funded television station has a new name, a new board and new bylaws, but many questions remain about its financial history.
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Improving Montreal for the City’s Youth
With the Nov. 3 municipal election fast approaching, the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal, the city’s youth council, has decided to get involved in the debate and bring youth-related issues to the attention of the candidates in the race.
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Addressing the Identity Crisis
The notion of identity was the focus of a First Nations panel at McGill University on Sept. 26. Panellists discussed the legal clauses of Indian Status and Band Membership, which restrict third and fourth-generation descendants from inheriting status and its benefits.
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Concordia Student to Lead Quebec Green Party
Concordia student Alex Tyrrell is the province’s newest party leader after being elected head of the Green Party of Quebec on Sept. 21. Tyrrell, who is currently pursuing a degree in environmental science, is also by far the youngest party leader in Quebec at age 25.
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Sustainable Concordia Grows With Fee Levy Funds
With triple the funding it had last year, Sustainable Concordia held a general meeting to approve a new budget of over $112,000 for the coming academic year.
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Values Charter Dissent Keeps Truckin’ Despite Some Stalling
While confusion on the starting location caused some delays, one estimate had 3,000 people in downtown Montreal protesting the proposed Charter of Quebec Values this afternoon.
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Protest Calls for Egypt to Release Captive Canadians
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Egyptian Consulate in Montreal on Tuesday to call for diplomatic action over two Canadians jailed in Egypt.