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Headlines for Feb. 12, 2019

BY ANQI SHEN | FEB 12 2019

Globe and Mail
Doug Ford defends cutting mandatory student-union fees

Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended his decision to allow students to opt out of some additional fees by accusing student unions of getting up to “crazy Marxist nonsense” in a fundraising letter to party supporters.

National Post
National youth policy a matter of ‘managing expectations’

Three years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a national youth policy, the federal government is still trying to determine what it should include.

CBC
International students dominate CBU student council election

Student government is getting a big boost at Cape Breton University thanks to the arrival of large numbers of international students.

CBC
English students association slams Concordia’s handling of harassment complaints

“Our institution’s current system for representing survivors of sexual violence and preventing the abuse of students is broken,” C.A.S.E. said in a statement.

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