Opinion pitches jan 21

Pitches for this week!

January 22, 2019

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Hey all!I'm sending out this pitch list a day early due to our meeting being taken up by Tristin Hopper's presentation! Thanks to all who came; I hope you all learned something.As always, deadlines are on Friday at 5pm! Email me if you want to snag a pitch! 

Two Alberta NDP MLAs announce they won't seek re-election

The

are Sandra Jansen from Calgary-North West, and Estefania Cortes-Vargas from Strathcona-Sherwood Park. Jansen is the current Infrastructure Minister for the NDP government and crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the NDP in 2016. Cortes-Vargas is the current government caucus whip, the youngest ever in Albertan history. 

What does this mean for the NDP in the coming election, and for women in Alberta politics? 

Ontario government cuts tuition fees by 10%, eliminates free tuition for low-income students

The

also come with the implementation of the Student Choice Initiative, a policy that will allow students to decide what student fees they wish to pay, with the exception of certain mandatory categories of services. 

The massive tuition cut lacks any compensation through mechanisms like backfill funding, meaning universities will have to find a way to make up this loss of funding on their own. 

Lawyer questions Jason Kenney's Alberta residency while claiming living expenses in Ottawa

The lawyer provided

showing Kenney claimed primary residency in Calgary while living in Ottawa. Kenney argues that the residence, the home of his mother, was listed because he was assisting her there. 

Doug Ford says Trudeau's carbon tax will cause recession

(Oops, another pitch about my man Doug). Ford

 the Economic Club of Canada, stating that a federal carbon tax will kill jobs and lead to economic disaster. 

Geer Week didn't have events at The Ranch this year 

Geer Week, the Engineering Student Society's engineering competition/celebration, moved their battle of the bands competition

from The Ranch due to the controversy surrounding the death of a young man back in November which resulted from him being kicked out of The Ranch.