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Monday, May 26, 2014
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C11AWA - 1he 8oard of Covernors of Lhe unlverslLy of CLLawa has blocked sLudenLs from aLLendlng a
meeLlng where a voLe on a proposal Lo hlke LulLlon fees ls Laklng place. 1he board ls holdlng Lhelr voLe
ln a closed Leleconference Loday aL 3:30pm. lf Lhe voLe passes, Lhls wlll be Lhe nlnLh consecuLlve year of
LulLlon fee hlkes aL Lhe unlverslLy of CLLawa, whlch already boasLs domesLlc and lnLernaLlonal LulLlon
fees well above Lhe naLlonal average.
SLudenLs wlll be rallylng ouLslde Lhe enLrance Lo 083 1abareL Pall, where Lhe meeLlng was Lo Lake place,
aL 3pm ln opposlLlon Lo Lhe 8oard's declslon.
SLudenLs ln CnLarlo pay Lhe hlghesL LulLlon fees ln Lhe counLry, yeL slL ln Lhe largesL classrooms and
experlence Lhe worsL sLudenL Lo professor raLlo," sald Anne-Marle 8oy, resldenL of Lhe SLudenL
lederaLlon of Lhe unlverslLy of CLLawa (SluC). And now Lhe 8oard wanLs us Lo pay even more and
refuses Lo face sLudenLs. SLudenLs are Lelllng Lhe board enough ls enough."
1he proposal belng dlscussed by Lhe 8oard of Covernors recommends lncreaslng LulLlon fees by Lhe
maxlmum legal amounL under Lhe currenL provlnclal fee framework: Lhree per cenL for domesLlc
undergraduaLe sLudenLs and flve per cenL for domesLlc sLudenLs ln graduaLe and professlonal programs.
lnLernaLlonal sLudenL fees remaln enLlrely unregulaLed and are lncreased every year on Lhe whlm of Lhe
8oard. LasL year, Lhe 8oard voLed Lo lncrease lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs LulLlon fees by 10 per cenL.
Plgh LulLlon fees have forced more sLudenLs Lo borrow Lo fund Lhelr degree. Average sLudenL debL ln
CnLarlo afLer a four year degree ls $37,000 for sLudenLs wlLh boLh publlc and prlvaLe debL. ln LoLal,
sLudenLs and graduaLes ln CnLarlo owe $2.8 bllllon Lo Lhe CnLarlo governmenL.
1he Chalr of Lhe 8oard of Covernors, 8oberL Clroux, announced [usL 3 days ago LhaL Lhe ln-person
meeLlng would lnsLead be held by Lelephone ln order Lo avold any lnLerrupLlon or confronLaLlon wlLh
sLudenLs.
8udgeLs are abouL prlorlLles," sald nlcole uesnoyers, vlce resldenL of Servlces and CommunlcaLlons of
Lhe SluC. 8y lncreaslng LulLlon fees year afLer year and prohlblLlng access Lo Lhe unlverslLy's hlghesL
governlng body, Lhe 8oard of Covernors ls maklng a clear sLaLemenL LhaL sLudenLs are noL a prlorlLy for
Lhe unlverslLy of CLLawa."


1he SLudenL lederaLlon of Lhe unlverslLy of CLLawa represenLs 33, 000 full and parL Llme undergraduaLe
sLudenLs aL Lhe unlverslLy of CLLawa.
lor More lnformaLlon:
Chrls Pynes, v. of unlverslLy Affalrs, SluC (613) 873-0978
Anne-Marle 8oy, resldenL, SluC, (613) 218-1138