Monthly Archives: January 2004
Irving is not a mountain
Letter to the Editor published in The Brunswickan (Fredericton), 20 January 2004 From their tax shelter in the Caribbean, the Irvings have stamped out free speech on Fredericton’s North Side. While this is not surprising, it should raise alarm bells about the danger of concentrated economic power in New Brunswick. Many of us are prone … Continue reading
Students, workers must stand together
Letter to the Editor of the Marlet (Victoria), 7 January 2004 Since 2001, tuition fees at UVic have been artificially inflated to serve the BC Liberal agenda of privatizing the costs of post-secondary education. How else do we explain an $18-million budget surplus? A government-funded model, accessible to low-income students, is being replaced with a … Continue reading
Tags: education, labour, post-secondary, tuition
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