These are my initial thoughts reading the proposed revisions to the Policy Concerning the Rights of Students with Disabilities, as presented at Senate for information on January 15th. It will be approved by Senate later this semester. A Broad Look Revisions to the Policy About Disabilities (my name for the policy, which has changed name […]
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Bill 21 is an act that forbids many civil servants, including police officers, teachers, and government lawyers , from wearing religious symbols. The Act directly impacts all religious individuals who wear religious symbols – kippahs, turbans, hijabs, and more. However, the stakes are especially significant for Muslim women. As of November 22, 100 per cent […]
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The “this sucks!” phase
This was written yesterday, December 3, then edited and published today. As I write, the SSMU newsletter has announced the special general assembly on Thursday, to consider a motion to remove the President. I get the frustration. I was loosely involved in the development of a gender neutral bathroom motion, to bring the number of […]
On November 7 I attended McGill’s annual joint meeting of the Board of Governors and Senate. The theme was “Exploring Transformations to Adapt to New Opportunities and Challenges Facing McGill”. Maryse Bertrand, chair of the Board of Governors, and President Deep Saini spent about 10 minutes bantering about whether transformation was “needed” or “imperative”. I’m […]
As Vice President University Affairs, a student senator, and a student, I have the following requests for the Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Composition of Senate. I owe some of these suggestions to Nicholas Dunn in 2017, Tre Mansdoerfer in 2018, and Madeleine Wilson in 2019. Dunn and Wilson requested early revisions of the […]
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Our ATI Workshop in Brief
On Wednesday September 25, the University Affairs Secretary General and I held a ‘access to information request workshop’. To those who couldn’t make it to our workshop on Wednesday, don’t worry! The highlights are reported on here and immortalized for as long as this site (or the Internet archive) is up. Those requesting access to […]