Editorial call for action on Brandon University strike
A reader urges Premier Selinger and Manitoba ministers to end the Brandon University strike. The letter cites 21 days of disruption, mediation failure, and calls for students to return to classes to protect education and the province’s future. It asks BUFA, academic governance, and government to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon University
Greg Selinger
NDP
Westman
Eracy
Speaker
BUFA
Manitoba
Brandon
Selinger
Pre
Leg
Mb.ca
Beavers and B U Eaton clash over Canada’s symbol
A reader vents frustration at Brandon University strike and Senator Nicole Eaton’s dentally charged attack on the beaver. The piece defends the beaver’s historic fur significance from 1600s fashion demand and questions senate priorities and pay.
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Brandon University
Dadada
B.U
Nicole Eaton
THE
Eaton’s
Canada
Senate
Parents defend youth hockey values amid Neepawa controversy
A letter from a Manitoba hockey parent defends youth development, condemns in dressing room misconduct at Neepawa Natives in September 2011, supports league action, and questions how the issue was revealed and handled. Cont. on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Davis
Neepawa
Aftermath of Arab Spring prompts misreading Islamist rises
Mustafa Abdul Jalil vows sharia as basis for new Libyan laws while Tunisia's Ennahda secures 35 percent, sparking Western fears of Islamist victory. Analysts note Ennahda aims for secular democracy with 65 percent of seats in a coalition, and Libyans urban, modern, and unlikely to revert to past devout norms.
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Libya
National Transitional Council
Tunisia
Annahda
West
Middle East
NTC
Ben Ali
Yusra Ghannouchi
Ennahda
Muammar Gaddafi
Jalil
Gaddafi
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