Lest We Forget
Tonight, Canada is a nation in mourning. We lost four good officers of the RCMP. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2005/03/03/948950-cp.html http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1109878667829_105287867/?hub=TopStories…
Another Aramark / U of M Rip-off
At last night’s Food Services Consultation, a couple of the students told me about the latest Aramark / U of M Rip-off scheme. The Resident Students in Speechly & Tache Halls are required to pay between $32 – $36 for a dinner this Saturday. It is the cost of 4 regular meals…
Food Services Presentation
I did the Food Services Presentation tonight. Had some technical difficulties and was unable to use my PowerPoint. I have uploaded it to my website. Please note that it is not really effective without my 30 plus minute presentation on the matter but it is still interesting to see it.…
Sheila Copps joins the Blogosphere
Shiela Copps is now blogging on her website: http://www.sheilacopps.ca/ When I get the time to rebuild my left sidebar, it will be linked from this blog.…
York University and Ontario Universities - They get Public Money, they should be accountable!
Here is an area that the Manitoba Government has correct. The University of Manitoba falls under Access to Information in Manitoba. It is one of the many methods that we, has students, have at our disposal to hold the University Accountable. Ontario’s Universities receive hundreds of millions, if not…
A Year Ago Today
I was sitting in my rez and remembered what I was doing a year ago today. Saturday February 27th 2004. A bunch of my friends and I decided that we were going to go to the Arcade at McMaster. It was closed, this being reading week last year. Instead, I…
The Paul Martin Show
In the House of Commons when asked to retract his earlier comments on Syria in Lebanon – see below 14 posts – Paul Martin gets up and says the following: > “Mr. Speaker, I said in French and I said in English — that the Syrians should withdraw from Syria.” Somebody at CBC should…
New Posters are up
I gave some of the posters to the UMSU Representive of Speechly/Tache and the UMSU Rep. for University College on Thursday. Both Reps. have got the new posters up. I thank both of them for their support. I am currently working on the presentation. My goal is to keep…