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Stop meddling, students tell Tories
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jul 06, 2009 09:59am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Louise Brown |
| News Date | Monday, July 6, 2009 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | York University, still recovering from a bitter 12-week strike, cannot seem to escape political fireworks, even during the summer.
In this latest fracas, the York Federation of Students is accusing two Conservative politicians – federal MP Peter Kent and provincial MPP Peter Shurman – of interfering with York's turbulent student politics.
Through a Freedom of Information request, the student federation obtained 50 pages of email exchanges in which assistants for the two politicians, who represent student-heavy ridings north of the campus, repeatedly question university executives about the results of a student council vote this spring.
That election saw a more left-wing, pro-labour, pro-Palestinian slate of candidates beat a more conservative, pro-Israeli roster.
"The Conservative party has no authority at all for getting involved in student politics and neither does the York administration. We're an incorporated, independent body," charged Krisna Saravanamuttu, who was elected president of the York Federation of Students in the controversial vote. "Prime Minister Stephen Harper's foot soldiers are deliberately interfering with student elections to help candidates more friendly to their policies." |
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