A student in Dalhousie’s Transition Year Programme has had her income assistance cut by the Department of Community Services, prompting the Dalhousie Student Union and community groups to call on the government to revise the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act. Section 67 of the Employment Support and Income Assistance Act states that anyone attending...
‘An attack on one of us…is an attack on all of us’: Bill 100 provokes national condemnation
Over the weekend, delegates attending the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) voted unanimously to condemn the Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act, otherwise known as Bill 100. With that vote, CAUT – which represents staff and faculty at universities across the country – committed to initiating a process of censure if a...
Academic Freedom Under Threat from Bill 100
On Thursday, a steady stream of students and academics presented to the Law Amendments Committee on the ways in which Bill 100 would strip them of constitutional rights while undermining academic freedom and the integrity of universities. Bill 100 would allow university administrators anticipating financial difficulties to trigger a ‘revitalization period’. Presenting to the committee,...
Protesters Rally Against Violation of Charter Rights
Braving the rain Monday, protesters gathered outside Province House to oppose the Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act, otherwise known as Bill 100. For the faculty, staff and student groups assembled, it was clear that the Act represents an assault on both their constitutionally protected rights and the autonomy of universities. Under the banner of financial...
Bill 1 All Over Again: Bill 100 shows provincial government’s ‘vendetta against organized labour’
On April 22, the Liberal government tabled an Act that student and faculty groups say will curb the rights of unionized faculty and staff while failing to address the core issues with financial mismanagement at universities. The legislation – which the government has trumpeted as the first of its kind in Canada – will require […]
Liberal government budges a bit on film tax credit issue
This afternoon, government officials announced changes to their proposals for film industry support. The technical briefing for reporters was not for attribution, meaning I can’t quote any of the government officials present. There are lots of moving balls in this, and I’m sure other reporters and film industry representatives will add much-needed detail. This is […]
Dissolution of Film and Creative Industries ‘a slap in the face’ for film students
Although much of the attention in the aftermath of the provincial budget has been devoted to the reduction in the Film Tax Credit, students of NSCAD and NSCC say they’ll be just as much affected by the elimination of Film and Creative Industries NS. The latter provided resources for students making their final-year thesis films,...
John Risley disses film tax credit that benefits his girlfriend’s ex-husband
Last Wednesday, billionaire lobster tycoon John Risley said the film tax credit was “nuts.” Further, reported the CBC: Risley calls Michael Donovan, the executive chairman of media production powerhouse DHX Media, a “local hero,” but adds he’s not interested in taxpayers paying up to 65 per cent of the company’s salaries. DHX produces This Hour Has 22...
Anti-youth and anti-student: McNeil’s budget takes aim at university students
In at 2014 poll conducted by the Nova Scotia Post-Secondary Education Coalition, 60 per cent of Nova Scotians were reported as supporting higher taxes to make post-secondary education more accessible. But you wouldn’t know it from Thursday’s budget. The budget makes changes to tuition policy, student assistance and university funding — changes that will ensure the pain provincial...
Emergency response to Flight 624 crash at Halifax airport
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