MP challenges Bankruptcy Act
By Tamsin McMahon Students worried about waiting 10 years to declare bankruptcy after graduation now have reason for hope. New Democratic Party MP Libby Davis introduced a private member’s bill in...
View ArticleForum blasts lack of funding
By Noah Love Universities are becoming more like department stores and less like schools, said the vice president of George Brown college at a round table discussion on the state of post-secondary...
View ArticleRye’s riding heats up
By Justin Brisbane “This grandma’s going to fight like hell!” said NDP candidate Gene Lara, a 64-year-old grandmother, who got Monday’s Toronto Centre-Rosedale candidates debate off to a sensational...
View ArticleLAYTON SPEAKS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AT RYE
By Stacey Askew Jack Layton, leader of the federal New Democratic Party had something to applaud the federal government for last Thursday. “There’s good news from the House of Commons, and that’s a...
View ArticlePolitics and commerce collide at debate
By Lauren Strapagiel Ask Canada’s major political parties to a debate, and there’s bound to be some verbal punches. “I sometimes wonder if we’re all living in the same country,” said Kevin Moore,...
View ArticleFarewell, Jack
By Rebecca Burton News Editor Before Jack Layton entered Toronto city politics, he spent nearly 10 years influencing and inspiring Ryerson students as a tenured professor in the politics department....
View ArticleNDP education announcement
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath announced her parties education pledge at Ryerson Thursday, as the provincial election approaches.
View ArticleLunch with a side of politics
As the elections draw closer, Arts & Life Editor Allyssia Alleyne continues to give you a closer look at the local candidates, this time sitting down with Toronto-Centre NDP candidate Cathy Crowe...
View ArticleVote like you mean it
By Allyssia Alleyne Arts & Life Editor Something strange happened to me a few weeks ago. When my adorable eight-year-old brother and I were watching TV, he asked me which political party I was a...
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The young and the political
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Giulia Illacqua is a member of the Ontario Young Liberals Board, she is in fact a member of the Toronto-Centre Federal Liberal Association. It...
View ArticleBrigette DePape bridging the gap in youth voting
By Aurora Zboch Brigette DePape, a former page in the Canadian Senate who rose to fame after pulling out a “Stop Harper” sign in the middle of a speech, stopped by Ryerson on March 25 for the Council...
View ArticleElection Central: new approach to campus voting
By Robert Mackenzie Students should have an easier time finding a place to cast their ballots in the upcoming federal election. From Oct. 5-8 there will be a voting office on campus that will allow...
View ArticleGo vote! Do it now!
By Sean Wetselaar On Aug. 4, the longest federal political campaign in memory kicked off. At the time, while everyone was still basking in the dog days of summer, going to the beach and doing whatever...
View ArticleThe Eyeopener’s election primer
By Keith Capstick On Oct. 19 Ryerson students will be heading to the polls to vote in this year’s federal election and each of the major parties have their own unique approach to attract the youth...
View ArticleQ & A with Rye professor and NDP candidate Jacqui Gingras
Sociology professor Jacqui Gingras was a candidate for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in last month’s federal election in her home riding of North Okanagan-Shuswap in British Columbia. Gingras did not...
View ArticleHalf of campus radio stations could be at risk of closing
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Emma Sandri Half of campus radio stations are at risk of closing due to the provincial government’s Student Choice Initiative (SCI), according to a New Democratic Party (NDP)...
View ArticleHere’s what Rye students think about climate change, upcoming federal election
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Simon Topa On Sept. 11, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off the start of a six-week election campaign when he asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament. That...
View ArticleNDP leader Jagmeet Singh visits campus, aims to end interest on federal loans
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Valerie Dittrich The New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh visited Ryerson campus on Tuesday to speak with students and commented on their platform of ending...
View ArticleCandidates from Toronto Centre riding debate climate crisis at Ryerson
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Kiernan Green Representatives from the New Democratic Party (NDP), Green Party of Canada and Liberal Party of Canada met on campus on Oct. 3 to debate their climate change...
View ArticleHere’s where Toronto Centre by-election candidates stand on student-related...
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Reedah Hayder On Oct. 26, a by-election will be held by Elections Canada in Toronto Centre and York Centre—the first vote to be organized since the pandemic started. There...
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