I’m now at Queen’s Park in Toronto, although I missed Question Period due to a traffic accident which shut down the primary highway between Hamilton and Toronto.However, I did get a chance to ask the minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities, John Milloy, a few questions. Look…
**Follow the Day of Action live on Coleman’s Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/JoeyColeman [http://www.twitter.com/JoeyColeman]and view photos on Flickr at **http://www.flickr.com/groups/898140@N24/ The Canadian Federation of Students will be holding a Day of Action Nov. 5 and 6 in…
The Eyeopenerreports [http://www.theeyeopener.com/articles/3838-RSU-torn-over-controversial-insurance-company] the Ryerson Students’ Union is deciding on its next health and dental insurance contract. The RSU is divided between a pro-CFS Executive and a pro-independence Council. Many issues at the RSU involve some element of the CFS debate and insurance is no…
While the rest of Canada was firmly fixed on discussing the new federal cabinet, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams decided [http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDFjl3YktzyJBOJnRhBnLD_l1U-w] to do a little cabinet shuffle himself. Sadly for the province’s post-secondary sector, Joan Burke will continue to serve as Education…
After paying thousands of dollars in tuition, sitting through lectures with hundreds of other students taught by sessional lecturers making less than [http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20070322_121657_8072] an assistant manager at McDonald’s and finally having the privilege of paying a graduation fee,…
A couple of weeks ago, the unthinkable occurred; Darren Peets left the University of British Columbia for post-doctoral work in Japan. I profiled [http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/02/06/joey-coleman-2/] Peets back in January focusing on his attempts to elect his Fire Hydrant to the executive of student…
I just listened to a podcast interview [http://chronicle.com/media/audio/v55/i06/welch/] by The Chronicle of Higher Education of Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vermont) Welch is a critic of the spiraling costs of higher education in America and is pushing for greater transparency in the nation’s universities.…
UPDATE:Diane Finley returns as Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. I don’t expect her to make any appearances in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area. She’s gained a reputation for avoiding questions on the Caledonia dispute and any appearance in the GTHA will result in media questions on…