Special Issue
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Special IssueMedia Democracy
When we were brainstorming ideas for this issue, one word kept coming up: access. It’s simple, really. Journalists require access to information so we can do our jobs properly. Members of the media need to access documents and sources in order to make our discoveries and analyses available to the public.
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Special IssueMisallocation of Funds Not in Students’ Interests
As tuition steadily increases, both the Quebec and Canadian governments are doing little to bolster student aid programs, with private and political interests converging at the expense of mounting student debt.
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Special IssueTo Strike or Not to Strike?
The fight against tuition increases has finally come to a head, but a great divide still exists between students who understand the issue and those who don’t.
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Special IssueTuition Hikes Shall Not Pass!
Great Britain, Chile, South Korea, the rest of Canada, and now Québec. The flood of tariffs threatens to drown every single island of knowledge accessibility to please the rising tide of knowledge merchandising.
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Special IssueOui à l’excellence
La hausse des frais de scolarité n’est pas un objectif en soi. C’est plutôt un moyen pour que les institutions postsecondaires québécoises atteignent des standards d’excellence. L’enjeu essentiel reste donc de conjuguer la hausse des frais de scolarité avec le principe d’accessibilité des études postsecondaires pour tous les Québécois.
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Special IssueTuition, Participation Linked After All
Since the end of the province-wide tuition freeze in 2007, the Quebec government has held a strong position on tuition fees, stating that students must pay more to “their fair share” towards university funding, while maintaining accessibility to universities will not be compromised as a result of the increases.
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Special IssueLes échos du passé
Les manifestations qui débutent le 10 novembre 2011 n’ont rien d’une révolution. Il suffit de se rappeler la mobilisation étudiante de 2005 pour y entendre des échos familiers. L’année scolaire 2004-2005 reste marquée d’un X dans le calendrier des manifestations étudiantes.
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Special IssueKnow Your Rights
Being an international student in Quebec means you are required to be a full-time student every semester except the year you’re graduating in order to legally stay in the country—paying, by far, the highest tuition fees in the province.
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Special IssueUn Mot: A Word:
Le 10 novembre 2011, The Link, The McGill Daily et Le Délit se réunissent dans un effort de solidarité pour rejoindre les milliers d’étudiants québécois qui manifesteront dans les rues. Lors de la manifestation, les trois journaux universitaires distribueront le cahier spécialement conçu pour l’occasion.

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