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Commons Finance Committee Reports The Commons Finance Committee has focused an important part of its annual report on the concerns of the university community. For the third consecutive year the committee urged the minister of finance to give priority to […]

On Dec. 20, just four days after Ontario's Advisory Panel on Post-Secondary Education tabled its report the Minister of Education and Training announced a funding "freeze" in transfer payments for universities and colleges. He stated that "universities will receive approximately […]

On October 22 last, Jon Gerrard (Secretary of State for Science, Research and Development) held a press conference to officially announce the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). Also speaking at this event were Richard Van Loon, President of Carleton University, Ivan […]

When Brian Mulroney tendered his resignation as Canada's prime minister in June 1993 his sudden departure generated a flurry of correspondence between Australia and Canada. The Australian concern revolved around a goods and services tax (GST) proposed by the Australian […]

The Province of Quebec has an admirable record in providing public higher education to Québécois and to the people of the world. Since the great reforms of the 1960s, Quebec's people have benefited from a network of public institutions in […]

Une grève est toujours émotivement épuisante. Cela est vrai partout, en toute circonstance. À l'université Trent toutefois, où les professeurs étaient en grève, les sentiments étaient à vif. Le climat qui régnait à l'Université Trent était celui d'une collectivité minée […]

Faits Saillants de la 41e Assemblée du Conseil Autorisation de former un groupe de travail qui étudiera la question des services et le statut de membre des retraités en vue du dépôt d'un rapport à l'assemblée de mai 1997 du […]

Le 3 décembre, les professeurs de l'Université Trent sont retournés au travail, mettant ainsi fin à une grève de deux semaines. Les deux parties ont négocié toute la nuit avant d'arriver à une entente de principe. La parité salariale, la […]

The two-week long strike by the Trent University Faculty Association has been settled at an all-night negotiating session allowing faculty to return to work on Dec. 3. The three main issues in the most recent dispute were parity, proportionality and […]

Higher Education Staff in UK Strike Throughout the UK university staffs were united in strike action on Nov. 19. Eight unions representing more than 100,000 members from porters to professors took action in protest against pay offers of 1.5 per […]

Authorized: A working group to explore the provision of services for retired faculty and the status of membership for retired members with the intention of presenting a report to Council in May 1997. Approved: Policy Guidelines on Cutbacks and Retrenchment […]

CAUT Council has approved a policy on performance indicators. The new policy follows at least two years of discussion, drafting and revisions. Dr. Bill Bruneau, president of CAUT, was the chief author of the policy. The CAUT policy, approved at […]