At the November meeting of the Senate, I brought forward a motion for Remembrance Day Academic Amnesty.
Since the Senate had established a precedent, in granting amnesty for the Drop the Fees Campaign, certainly we should grant it for November 11 (a quasi-holiday already), a day when we remember our fallen soldiers as well as those currently fighting for our country. Many of the students at "Canada's University", come from provinces that recognize Remembrance Day as a statutory holiday, and it was on behalf of those students that I submitted this motion.
Here, in the Nation's Capital, at "Canada's University", I believe we should aspire to great heights, seeking to accomplish what our political actors fail to see the importance in doing.
The motion was defeated. It did, however, generate a lively discussion, and will most certainly be a topic in future Senate sessions.
I only wish I thought of bringing this motion sooner (i.e. in September), when it would have been more accepted by professors.
JWR2
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Did Allan Rock show any support?
Congrats on defending the best causes that can be championed, both with CFS and here.
P.S. It's already been suggested by one PMO staffer that you're becoming more right-wing than John Tory!
He seemed cautiously supportive. He allowed me to add it to the Agenda, though I brought it up kind of last minute and allowed the senators to debate it for quite a while.
P.S. Who's saying that? Which PMO staffer?
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