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Nova Scotia Green party leader worried university becoming a business
Thomas Trappenberg is the leader for the Green party. He is also the only leader to accept the Gazette’s request for an interview, which he did so from Alaska. According to Trappenberg, the biggest issue for students? “Clearly the student debt. Universities are too expensive.” Trappenberg thinks that universities should be more of a public…
Read MoreThe election comes to Halifax
The candidates for the Halifax riding sparred onstage once again yesterday evening, this time turning their attention to youth and student issues. All five candidates were present to debate: Allan Bezanson of the Marxist-Leninist Party, Irvine Carvery of the Conservative Party, Andy Fillmore of the Liberal Party, Megan Leslie of the NDP and Thomas…
Read MoreIn case you missed it: the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Debate
On Sept. 10, the first all-candidates debate of the 2015 federal election for the Halifax riding took place. Gathered in front of a crowd of hundreds at Citadel High School’s Spatz Theatre, candidates discussed a variety of topics relating to women’s rights, from housing to murdered and missing Aboriginal women. A notable absentee was Conservative…
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