Volume 104, Issue 11
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By-election debate Food Drive at BU — page 3 Update — page 5 Student Discounts A Tale from Brandon University’s Student Newspaper: observing a moment of silencefor since YOU! 1918 — page 3 VolumeChina 104, —Issue page 11 — November 6 12th, 2013 We interview Larry Maguire and Cory Szczepanski about issues that matter to you reinvesting in students, he has spent bil- the cost of tuition: we created the Canada ALEX MURR A Y , A SSIST A NT EDITOR -IN-CHIEF ALEX MURR A Y , A SSIST A NT EDITOR -IN-CHIEF lions on corporate tax giveaways – leaving Student Grant program which provides T chance this week schools to choose between raising tuition T opportunity this funding to low and middle income stu- to sit down and interview Mr. Cory Szcze- fees again, reducing staff, or compromis- week to sit down and interview Conserva- dents; we introduced the new Textbook panskihe quill about hadNDP prioritiesthe for university ing academic integrity by bringing in cor- tivehe candidate quill hadLarry Maguire,the asking ques- Tax Credit to help with the costs of text- studentsNDP and the Westman region. Here’s& porate Tories sponsors. tions Talkabout the Conservatives’ policies Policy for books for students and made scholar- what he had to The Liberal postsecondary ships income tax say… record isn’t any students and free; we doubled better. Liber- local concerns. the In-Study In- The Quill: Are als cut billions Here’s what he come Exception there any plans of dollars from had to say: to allow students to address grow- post-secondary to work more ing student loan transfers while The Quill: Are without negative- and rising tuition in government, there any plans ly affecting their costs in Cana- and then refused to address grow- loan; we educed da? to reinvest when ing student loan the In-Study In- Cory Szczepan- there were large and rising tuition terest rate for ski: I believe surpluses. costs in Cana- Part-Time Stu- that Canada’s Young peo- da? dent Loan Recip- future prosperity ple today are Larry Maguire: ients: lowering it depends on how more educated The need for from prime plus well we equip the than ever but financial and 2.5% to zero, next generation are not able to other support bringing them of Canadians to get jobs that for Assiniboine in line with full- build the 21st match their ca- Community Col- time students; century econo- pabilities. Creat- lege and Bran- we ncreased the my. Affordable ing good qual- don University Family Income post-secondary ity jobs for our are priorities Threshold for education is fun- young people is of mine so that Part-Time Stu- damental for Canada to remain competi- even more important now that they are more of our young people can obtain dent and Student Grant Recipients; and tive in the global economy. being faced with decades of Conservative job training right here in Brandon. Small we introduced student loan forgiveness Unfortunately, Conservative and Liber- and Liberal cuts to the transfers for post- post-secondary institutions can often be for doctors and nurses working in rural al governments have failed to make post- secondary education. I am excited to be a over-looked by federal and provincial poli- areas. secondary education a priority. Twenty part of an NDP team that takes education cymakers, and we cannot let this continue We need to continue to look at ways years of reduced federal investment have and youth employment seriously. to happen. to make education more affordable. If I seen tuition fees triple, making education Our government has implemented have the honour of being elected, I will out of reach for many families. This means TQ: Housing in Brandon is now a rare com- measures to ease the financial burden on work closely with the students and fami- that today’s undergraduate students are modity and low-income housing is neces- students. The federal government invests lies to explore further options to address facing debts averaging $25,000, affect- sary. Will your party be able to institute more than $10 billion annually in stu- this challenge. ing their ability to buy a first home, start new policies to repurpose older buildings dents and education, including more than a family, or pursue an advanced degree. or build new apartments to solve this $3 billion in transfers to the provinces for TQ: Housing in Brandon is now a rare com- I believe this is unacceptable. An NDP problem? post-secondary education and over $7 bil- modity and low income housing is neces- government would sit down with the prov- CS: It’s clear that we need a National lion in direct support to students and their sary. Will your party be able to institute inces to make post-secondary education Housing Strategy in Canada to deal with families. new policies to repurpose older buildings a priority for Canada, and ensure that the shortages of rental, social and affordable Our government is easing the cost of or build new apartments to solve this federal government isn’t offloading its re- housing. Canada remains the only G8 tuition by investing more than $2.2 billion problem? sponsibility to students. country without a housing strategy, and per year through grants, scholarships and LM: I am committed to working with com- Instead of improving student assis- 1.5 million families and individuals are loan programs. munity leaders to get housing projects tance, Stephen Harper is downloading unable to access adequate, affordable Our government has introduced many started. Despite housing primarily being the burden to young people. Instead of housing. — continued on page 3 different measures that are assisting with the responsibility — continued on page 3 Volume 104, Issue 11 — November 12th, 2013 — 1 All five candidates scheduled to debate on November 18th candidate Frank Godon, Green Party can- The poll is intrinsically flawed, how- KA TIE DRIEDGER , SENIOR REPORTER Federal By-electiondidate Debate David Neufeld, to and NDPbe candidate held ever, on as itcampus does not properly represent the B students will Cory Szczepanski. true population of the Brandon-Souris rid- have an opportunity to hear all five Bran- The debate will be moderated by politi- ing. People over 65 years of age represent editorialstaff randon univeristy Editor in Chief | Emily Diehl don-Souris candidates speak at the on- cal science professor Dr. Meir Serfaty. 211 of the 487 individuals polled, followed [email protected] campus debate. The debate is being organized by the by 120 people between 55 to 64 years of Assistant Editor in Chief | The debate will take place on Monday Brandon University Politics Society and the age. Alex Murray November 18th at 5:00 pm in the Rowe The- Brandon University Students’ Union. According to the 2011 Canadian Cen- [email protected] The Forum Research poll released on sus, the median age in Manitoba was 38.4. General Manager | atre in the Education Building. November 6th revealed that Dinsdale is People over 65 years of age represent only Elinor Murray The candidates will be primarily dis- [email protected] cussing issues important to university stu- leading with 40 percent of public support, 14.3 percent. The polling is disproportion- Senior Reporters | dents. followed by Maguire with 35 percent, Szc- ate to the actual population, as 43 percent Carissa Taylor, Katie Driedger The five candidates for the by-election zepanski with 10 percent, Neufeld with 9 of the population is not over 65-years-old Miss Q | are Conservative candidate Larry Maguire, percent, and Another party (Godon) at 6 and 68 percent of the riding’s population is [email protected] percent. not over 55 years of age. § Classifieds | Liberal candidate Rolf Dinsdale, Libertarian [email protected] Advertising | [email protected] Commissioners picked, but referendum questions not passed contributingstaff There was some controversy surround- ford who received 39 percent and 15 per- KA TIE DRIEDGER , SENIOR REPORTER ing the second referendum question on cent, respectively, of the 109 total votes for Dakota Bicklmeier, Roland Liwanag, Shelby BUSU By-Election Results Steele, Matthew May (BUSU), Ben Horne T the recent by-elec- the ballot. The question read, “Are you in the position. tion caused a slight shakeup to the Brandon favour of increasing the cost of the Health Martin Boulet received 70 percent Universityhe results Students’ from Union Council, despite and Dental Plan by 3% yearly in order to ac- of the ten total votes for LGBTTQ* Com- a low voter turnout. commodate inflation rates?” The question missioner. Nicholas Bass won the Disabil- The by-election took place on Monday, was intended to read, “Are you in favour of ity Commissioner position by receiving 94 November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th, increasing the cost of the Health and Den- percent of the eighteen votes. Mitchell van The Quill is published weekly by The with the results announced on Wednesday, tal Plan by a maximum of 3% yearly in order Ineveld won 85 percent of the vote for the Quill, Inc., and is printed by The Kil- November 6th. to accommodate inflation rates?”, which Music Commissioner position. larney Guide in Killarney, MB. The by-election received a turnout of would have included the option of not rais- Taryn Jackson and Carissa Taylor were ing the fee if it was unnecessary. both elected to the Student Senator at NOTE: Editorials, letters, and view- 176 students, or 6.1 percent of the stu- The only contested race for Part-Time/ Large positions, receiving 76 percent and point articles do not necessarily dent population. Because the turnout was reflect the opinion of The Quill staff, less than the required minimum of 10 per- Mature Commissioner resulted in a win for 66 percent, respectively.