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      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      To
      the
      students
      of
      the
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      behalf
      of
      the
      110,000
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      Canadian
      Fed-
     
     
      eration
      of
      Students
      Ontario
     
     
      Component,
      I
      am
      writing
      to
     
     
      express
      our
      solidarity
      and
      to
     
     
      encourage
      you
      to
      vote
      to
      reaf-
     
     
      firm
      your
      membership
      in
      Cana-
     
     
      da’s
      national
      student
      organi-
     
     
      zation.
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      a
      difficult
      time
     
     
      for
      students
      in
      Canada.
      Dur-
     
     
      ing
      the
      last
      decade,
      the
      quality
     
     
      and
      accessibility
      of
      our
      univer-
     
     
      sities
      and
      colleges
      has
      eroded
     
     
      as
      a
      result
      of
      unprecedented
     
     
      cutbacks
      by
      both
      federal
      and
     
     
      provincial
      governments.
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      are
      finding
      it
      increas-
     
     
      ingly
      difficult
      to
      pursue
     
     
      postseconday
      education,
      for
      a
     
     
      variety
      of
      reasons.
      Finances,
     
     
      in
      particulars,
      are
      becoming
      an
     
     
      almost
      insurmountable
      barrier.
     
     
      Rising
      tuition
      and
      other
      educa-
     
     
      tion-related
      costs,
      crippling
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      debt
      loads,
      and
      diminish-
     
     
      ing
      opportunities
      for
      employ-
     
     
      ment
      are
      ‘creating
      a
      climate
     
     
      which
      forces
      students
      to
      make
     
     
      academic
      choices
      based
      on
     
     
      their
      financial
      situation.
      Shrink-
     
     
      ing
      budgets
      at
      institutions
      are
     
     
      leading
      to
      larger
      classes,
     
     
      course
      or
      program
      cancella-
     
     
      tions,
      and
      dwindling
      library
      re-
     
     
      source.
      Students
      at
      fairly
      iso-
     
     
      lated
      campuses,
      like
      UPEI
      or
     
     
      some
      of
      our
      universities
      in
     
     
      Northern
      Ontario,
      suffer
      in
     
     
      particular
      under
      these
      condi-
     
     
      tions.
     
    

    
     
      All
      of
      this
      demonstrates
     
     
      the
      profound
      need
      for
      a
      strong,
     
     
      united
      student
      movement
      in
     
     
      Canada.
      Now,
      morethan
      ever,
     
     
      students
      must
      unite
      their
      voices
     
     
      and
      fight
      collectively
      to
      pro-
     
     
      tect
      our
      higher
      education
      sys-
     
     
      tem.
      The
      Canadian
      Federa-
     
     
      tion
      of
      Students
      is
      the
      only
     
     
      student
      organization
      that
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      actively
      lobbying
      against
     
     
      the
      cuts,
      the
      only
      student
      or-
     
     
      ganization
      that
      has
      been
      fight-
     
     
      ing
      to
      reduce
      student
      debt
      loads,
     
     
      and
      the
      only
      student
      organiza-
     
     
      tion
      that
      has
      been
      clearly
      ar-
     
     
      ticulation
      alternatives
      for
      fund-
     
     
      ing
      our
      postsecondary
      system
     
     
      and
      ensuring
      that
      it
      remains
     
     
      public,
      accessible,
      and
      of
      high
     
     
      ity.
     
    

    
     
      Membership
      in
      the
      Ca-
     
     
      nadian
      Federation
      of
      Students
     
     
      ensures
      that
      you
      have
      a
      broad
     
     
      base
      of
      support
      for
      your
      pro-
     
     
      vincial
      struggle
      as
      well
      as
      hay-
     
     
      ing
      a
      voice
      in
      our
      priorities
      and
     
     
      strategies
      at
      the
      national
      level.
     
     
      This
      has
      been
      a
      tremendous
     
     
      asset
      for
      Ontario
      students
      this
     
     
      year,
      as
      we
      have
      been
      en-
     
     
      gaged
      inan
      incredibly
      difficult,
     
     
      exhausting,
      and
      ongoing
      cam-
     
     
      paign
      for
      a
      tuition
      freeze
      in
      our
     
     
      province.
      The
      support
      and
     
     
      assistance
      that
      we
      have
      re-
     
     
      ceived
      from
      members
      across
     
     
      the
      country,
      as
      well
      as
      from
     
     
      the
      National
      office,
      has
      been
     
     
      incredible--it
      has
      kept
      our
      en-
     
     
      ergies
      high
      and
      has
      allowed
      us
     
     
      to
      sustain
      an
      unprecedented
     
     
      level
      of
      activity
      in
      our
      cam-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      paign.
      And
      despite
      the
      level
      of
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opposition
      that
      we
      encounter
     
     
      from
      our
      provincial
      govern-
     
     
      ment,
      students
      in
      Ontario
      have
     
     
      never
      been
      so
      active
      and
      so
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “committed
      to
      the
      work
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Federation
      and
      to
      their
      role
      in
     
     
      the
      student
      movement.
     
    

    
     
      We
      look
      forward
      to
      con-
     
     
      tinuing
      to
      work
      with
      students
     
     
      at
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island.
      Together
      we
     
     
      will
      be
      successful.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yours
      ina
      united
      student
      move-
     
     
      ment,
     
    

    
     
      Vicky
      Smallman,
     
    

    
     
      Ontario
      Chair
     
    

    
     
      Canadian
      Federation
      of
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CFS
      referendum
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor:
     
    

    
     
      Iam
      writing
      this
      letter
      in
     
     
      support
      of
      the
      Canadian
      Fed-
     
     
      eration
      of
      Students.
      As
      you
     
     
      approacha
      referendumon
      CFS
     
     
      membership,
      please
      keep
      in
     
     
      mind
      that
      you
      are
      not
      alone
      in
     
     
      ee
      the
      Federation...
     
    

    
     
      e
      strongest
      members
      of
      CFS
     
     
      are
      the
      ones
      who
      ask
      the
      most
     
     
      difficult
      and
      critical
      questions.
     
    

    
     
      Two
      years
      in
      a
      row,
     
     
      Ryerson
      has
      held
      CFS
      mem-
     
     
      bership
      referendums;
      two
     
     
      years
      in
      a
      row,
      the
      students
      of
     
     
      Ryerson
      have
      heard
      the
      criti-
     
     
      cal
      questions
      asked
      of
      CFS;
     
     
      two
      years
      in
      a
      row,
      the
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      of
      Ryerson
      have
      voted
     
     
      remain
      members.
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      particular
      repre-
     
     
      sentative
      of
      Ryerson
      students,
     
     
      I
      have
      this
      year
      kept
      a
      critical
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eye
      on
      CFS;
      the
      Federation
      -
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      never
      disappointed
      me.
      I
     
     
      have
      implicit
      confidence
      in
      the
     
     
      representation
      we
      receive
     
     
      through
      CFS,
      and
      implicit
      con-
     
     
      fidence
      in
      the
      democratic
      proc-
     
     
      ess
      through
      which
      the
      organi-
     
     
      zation
      is
      run.
      CFS
      is
      com-
     
     
      pletely
      membership
      driven,
      as
     
     
      members
      develop,
      vote
      on
      and
     
     
      run
      what
      the
      organization
      does.
     
     
      The
      particular
      unfaltering
      lead-
     
     
      ership
      of
      National
      Chair
      Brad
     
     
      Lavigne
      is
      something
      I
      hope
     
     
      you
      will
      witness
      during
      the
      ref-
     
     
      erendum
      campaign,
      so
      you
      will
     
     
      see
      with
      what
      strength,
      skill
     
     
      and
      professionalism
      CFS
      is
     
     
      moving
      ahead.
     
    

    
     
      As
      a
      student
      associa-
     
     
      tion
      president,
      I
      can
      tell
      you
     
     
      how
      difficult
      it
      is
      to
      balance
      the
     
     
      internal
      and
      external
      responsi-
     
     
      bilities
      of
      my
      job.
      Knowing
     
     
      that
      CFS
      is
      there
      as
      an
      affec-
     
     
      tive
      watchdog
      for
      us
      gives
      me
     
     
      so
      much
      peace
      of
      mind.
      We
     
     
      receive
      of
      intricate
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      from
      CFS,
      which
      we
      do
     
     
      not
      have
      the
      resources
      to
      col-
     
     
      lect
      ourselves;
      this
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      is
      invaluable,
      and
      makes
     
     
      me
      more
      affective
      in
      the
      job
      I
     
     
      do
      for
      my
      students.
      I
      cannot
     
     
      stress
      to
      you
      enough
      the
      value
     
     
      of
      the
      network
      of
      communica-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tions
      that
      CFS
      provides...
      with-
     
     
      out
      them,
      the
      external
      work
     
     
      we
      do
      would
      be
      maybe
      10%
      of
     
     
      what
      it
      is.
      CFS
      provides
      in-
     
     
      credible
      value-for-money.
     
    

    
     
      I
      won’t
      talk
      in
      this
      letter
     
     
      about
      the
      affective
      lobbying
     
     
      and
      actions
      of
      CFS,
      as
      I’m
     
     
      sure
      letters
      from
      others
      will.
      I
     
     
      will
      say
      that
      I
      feel
      privileged
      to
     
     
      have
      been
      a
      part
      of
      the
      work
     
     
      CFS
      has
      done
      this
      year,
      and
     
     
      proud
      to
      stand
      in
      solidarity
      with
     
     
      them.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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