Finance committee  One thing I'll raise is that students currently don't have access to financial benefits at all. When we're talking about financial resources ending, there hasn't been anything specific to students since September 2020. Moratoriums also ended in October 2020, so students are reall

Finance committee  Thank you, Chairperson. Thank you to the committee for inviting the Canadian Federation of Students to speak on this issue. I want to start out by acknowledging the privilege that comes with addressing you today, as I ask you to join in paying respects to the original caretaker

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't have exact reasons, but I can provide speculations as to why. In speaking with students during the last election, there was a great deal of frustration in terms of interactions with the candidates who were present. Students felt a disconnect between what they were talkin

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would suggest that having a central place where students can go to access this information would be a huge benefit and a huge step forward. Students are really busy, honestly. I know that sounds like an easy excuse, but when it comes to parties putting forward these 100-page do

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. Thank you. On many campuses, although there have been transitions to online or remote learning, the residence centres are actually open for students who aren't able to access Internet in their home communities or who maybe are otherwise not able to access it outside of the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The financial difficulties I was more directly speaking to were that throughout the pandemic, students have been experiencing hardships in terms of receiving less support than other Canadians have been receiving. It has only exacerbated the pressures they feel by attending educat

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would just say that it's in disseminating information to different groups. We can then further disseminate that information to our members, and it's super helpful and super great in how we navigate conversations with folks. As well, then, if there are questions that come to us,

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I echo much of what Ms. Blumczynska just said. It needs to be readily and openly communicated with folks well in advance of an election. I had given credit to Elections Canada for their social media strategy that was utilized during the previous federal election. This needs to

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I had the opportunity last year to work alongside the Elections Canada group at Ryerson. I was part of the part-time students union, the Continuing Education Students' Association of Ryerson. Students were engaging with the advance polling stations because as it was advance, th

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Chairperson, and thank you to this committee for inviting the Canadian Federation of Students to speak on this issue. I want to start out by acknowledging the privilege that comes with addressing you today as I ask you to join in paying respects to the original caret