CAUT Bulletin January 1997 (Volume 44, Number 1)

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Queens Ratifies First Collective Agreement
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Monday, Dec. 16, ciation served notice to bargain Queen'sUniversity
1996theacademicstaff shortlythereafter.Thefacultyhad Aneweraofcooperation.
of Queen's University becomeincreasinglyfrustratedwith
overwhelminglyratifiedtheirfirst theBoardofTrustees'unilateralim- bargainingissuessuchasapension
collectiveagreementwiththeuni- positionofsalariesandotherterms surplusandanearlyretirementplan
versityfollowingayearatthebar- ofemployment.Oneofrhemain offeredbytheuniversity.Theat-
gainingtable.93percentvotedin objectivesoftheQUFAbargaining mosphere at thebargaining table
favourofthenewagreement.477 team was to achieve a binding was,atmosttimes,cordialandpro-
ofthe865 membersofthebar- andindependentdisputeresolution ductive.Bothpartiesdealtwitha
gaining unit (or 55 per cent) mechanism that was fairto both cluster of articles at a time.
turnedoutforthevote.Thethrce- parties.Thedecisiontocertifycame Progressatthebargainingtablewas
yearagreementcoversprofessors, aftertheBoardrefusedtoagreeto slowbutconstantuntilasummer
librariansandarchivists,specialap- asatisfactoryspecialplanoutside breakinJuly.
pointees,adjuncts,andsomecoach- oftheOntarioLabourRelationsAct. Throughoutnegotiations,the
eswithteachingduties."Tosaythe "Thepeoplewhohave tobe bargaining team was in constant
least,I'mverypleasedwiththere- congratulatedarethemembersof contactwiththemembership.They
sultsofthevote.It'sagoodagree- ourbargainingteamandstrategic issuedaweeklyNegotiationUp-
ment.Thisisaneweraofcoopera- actioncommittee.Itwasnevereasy datetoinformthemembershipof
tion between the administration on the team. Their tremendous theprogress(orlacktheteof)atthe
andtheacademicstaffatQueen's dedicationandrelentlesseffortsare bargaining table, met frequently
University,"saidFrankBurke,Pre- whatgotusthisagreement.CAUT with a group of representatives
sidentofQueen'sUniversityFacul- was alsoofgreathelpthroughout from university deparrments and
tyAssociation(QUFA). the past year. Representatives of units,andregularlysoughtclarifi-
TheacademicstaffatQueen's CAUT were atthetable withus cationontheirmandatefromthe
voted to unionize in September duringthelastthreecrucialweeks QUFAExecutive.
1995andcertificationoccurredon ofbargaining,"addedBurke. BytheendofSeptember,sev-
November7ofthesameyear.In Negotiationsbetweenassocia- —eralminorarticleshadbeensettled
additiontoregularfaculty,thebar- tionanduniversityrepresentatives mostlythoseofanadministra-
gainingunitincludedprofessional startedinlateFebruary1996and tive naturesuch ascopiesofthe
librarians,archivistsandsomebut proceeded slowly thereafter.The SeeQUEEN'S...Page4B3P
notallpart-timefaculty.Theasso- earlywinterwastakenupwithnon-
Une premiere convention Brock Academic
QUFA
collective pour la Staff Unionize
IBLUNDI16DÉCEMBRE1996, «IIs'agitd'unenouvelleètedecol- QUFA était d'obtenir un méca- BrockUniversityprofes- ciation, "the university admin-
Wle corps universitaire de laborationentrel'administrationet nismederèglementdeslitigesexé- sors and librarians have istrarion has increasingly tried
l'UniversitéQueen'savoté lecorpsuniversitaireâl'université cutoireetindépendant, équitable formedaunion. to alter employment conditions
massivement(93p.100)enfaveur Queen's»,a-t-ilajouté. pourlesdeuxparties.Ladécision At the certification polls on unilaterally,ratherthannegotiat-
de la ratification de sa première Enseptembre 1995,lecorps de l'accréditation est intervenue Nov. 26 the result of the count ingsuchchangeswiththepeople
conventioncollectiveavecl'univer- universitaireavotéenfaveurdela aprèsqueleconseild'administra- conductedby thereturningoffi- affected."
sitéaprèsunandenégociation.Des syndicalisation.L'associationobte- tioneutrefuséd'accepterunrégime cers for the Ontario Labour Professor Good added that
865membtesdel'unitédenégocia- naitsonacetéditationle7novem- particuliersatisfaisantendehorsde Relations Board showed that 64 she does not think that certifi-
tion,477sontallésvoter,soitune bresuivant.Outrelesprofesseurs la Loisur les relations de travailde percentofeligiblefacultymem- cation will produce greater hos-
proportion de55 p. 100. D'une réguliers, l'unité de négociation l'Ontario. bershadvotedinfavourofcertifi- tilityordistancebetweenprofes-
duréede troisans, laconvention comprend les bibliothécaires, les «Il fautféliciterlesmembres cation. Among librarians, whose sors,librariansanduniversityad-
collective s'applique aux pro- archivistesetune partiedespro- denotreéquipedenégociationet votesweresegregatedandcounted ministrators. "Once we have the
fesseurs,auxbibliothécairesetaux fesseursàtempspartiel. L'associa- ducomitédestratégie.Leschoses separately, 75 per cent were in rights associated with certifica-
archivistes, aux contractuels, aux tionasignifiésonintentiondené- n'ontjamaisétéfacilespoureux. favour. tion,Ithinkwewillbeabletote-
chargésdecoursetàcertainsins- gocier peu de temps après. Les C'est grâce à leur remarquable AlthoughBrockfacultymem- cumtoacollégialandharmonious
tructeurs ayant des tâches d'en- professeursétaientdeplusenplus dévouementetàleurtravailacharné bers are among the least well style of decision making since
seignement. Le président de la frustrésqueleconseild'administra- que nous avons pu obtenir cette paid professors in the province, each side will see the other as
QueensUniversityFacultyAssocia- tion impose unilatéralement les convention.L'ACPPUaégalement salariesarenorthemainmotivation an equal partner. We look for-
tion (QUFA), Frank Burke, a salairesetd'autresconditionsd'em- étéd'unegrandeaidetoutaulong forcertification.AccordingtoPro- wardtonegotiatingourfirsrcon-
déclaréqu'ilétaitravidurésultatdu ploi.L'undesprincipauxobjectifs fessor Dawn Good, president of tract,asacerrifiedbody,withthe
voteetquel'ententeétaitbonne. de l'équipe de négociation de la VoirQUFA...àlapage4CS3 theBrockUniversityFacultyAsso- Universiry."
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BARGAINING & BENEFITS
FalloutfromTrentStrike
University President Tenders Resignation
The PresidentofTrent ingtopaytheTrentfacultyatthe willbesettledbyarbitration,ifnec- isanexplicitguaranteethatfaculty ployer-heldpersonaldataiscom-
University,LeonardConolly, Ontarioaverage.Itinsistedonpay- essary, based on the principle of numbers may only be reduced if bined with privacy protections.
announcedhisresignationearlyin inglargesumsofmoneytopursue parity. Trentsuffersfurtherrevenuelosses, Overloadteachingcanbebanked
January,amonthaftertheendof anappealofacourtcaseinvolving Thefacultyassociationhadar- andthenonlyifthelossissizeable towards a full research leave, in-
thesecondfacultystrikeatTrent pensionsurpluswhichthefaculty guedthatbudgetcutsweredispro- andonlyinstrictproportiontothe creasingthescholarlyproductivity
University.Thisfollowedtheresig- hadwonbutwhichitwasneverthe- portionatelyaffectingthefull-time losses. ofthe faculty. Academicdepart-
nationsinDecemberoftheVice- lesspreparedtonegotiate. facultyandhencethequalityofed- Therewerealsoanumberof mentscannowconsolidatesingle
President(Academic),RobertCamp- A settlement was ultimately ucationatTrent.Thefacultyassoci- significantnon-monetaryimprove- coursestipendsintofull-timeap-
bell, and the Dean, John Syrett. reachedwiththeassistanceofame- ation won anagreement that the ments,amongthemanewpolicyon pointments at a more favourable
Campbellwasthesecondacademic diatorandratifiedbythefacultyon full-timecontinuingfacultycom- personnelfilesinwhichfreedomof exchangerate,improvingtheacade-
vice-presidenttoresignin1996. Dec.6byavoteofISI-1 plementwillbemaintained.There informationandopenaccesstoem- miccareerstructure.
TheBoardofGovernorsalso Almostimmediatelythereafter
announcedtheappointmentofan thePresidentcausedastormbyan- Sex Offender Awareness
externalreviewofthemanagement nouncingthattheuniversitywould
oftheuniversitycomposedofHar- pay $1,000 bonuses to the non- Certificate Program
ryArthursandJoyceLorimer.Har- unionstafffortheirsterlingwork
rpoyliAtritcahlursscieisncperoafteYsosrokroanfdlafworamnedr dtiuornintghetnhedsetnriikeed.Tthhaetaitdmwiansisatrrae-- January/February OfferingsforProfessionalsandthePublic
Dean of Law and President of ward for work during the strike.
York.JoyceLorimerisprofessorof Thenon-unionizedstaffvotedto InterviewSkills Etiology
historyatWilfridLaurierandPast refusethebonusesbuttheadminis- Coir302: Jan.23St24 Con-306: Jan.28
PresidentoftheCAUT.Professor trationneverthelessannouncedthe 8:30am-4:30pir $290.00 7:00pm-10:00pm $75.00
Arthurschairedacommitteeofin- bonuses would be paid. All this
quiry into the aftermath of the provoked a heated debate in the
Concordiatragedy. Senateand elsewhereoncampus. Pornography&Sex RelapsePrevention&
The overall mandate of the TheSenate voted to recommend ontheNet TheOffenceCycle
comm•ithtoeweistotoeandsdurreesscthwatoTisrseunets':s twhhaottwhoerbkoendusduersibnegpthaeidsttroikeal.lstaff C7o:n0-0p3m1-0:10:00pm J$a7n5..0300 C8o:r3r0a3m04-:4:30pm F$e2b9.0.800St15
administrationmccrsthestandard Earlierintheyeartheadminis-
ofbestpracticewithintheCanadi- trationhadforcedwagefreezeson
anuniversitycommunity,and; the OPSEUstaffunionatTrent Law/Policy&
how to initiate a process arguing that it had no money. TheSexOffender Denial
wmsthouitdceehnctowsni,lsltsrtoauvfcfet,rivfteahcreuelltlayot,nigoandstmeiarnmmiosnptgrrsoa-t- OaqnuPigSrreyEdUbteomceawumosbreekrtsdhuewryeirnhegapdtahrebtiefceuanlcaurlrlety-y C7:o0n0p3m38-:10:00pm F$e7b5..0101 C7:o0n0p3m00-:10:00pmF$e2b9.0.U0,013.18&20
tion, theBoardandotherbodies strike.Theadministrationhadalso
cthoencuenirvneersditwyi.ththegovernanceof rteifmuesweodrkaerdsemfoarnadshfarroemdctohsetpmaerdt-- WhentheSexOffender TheAdolescent
Thereviewcommitteewillin- icalbenefitplanwhichwouldhave isPartoftheSchool SexOffender
terviewtheinterestedpartiesand costtheuniversitymuchlessthan System Corr312: Feb.27
willmakeapublicreport. thebonusesitwasnowpreparedto Con-350: Feb.25 8:30am-4:30pir $145.00
JohnFekete, thePresidentof payouttonon-unionstaff. 8:30am•4:30pm $145.00
TUFA, welcomed the inquiry on ThePittrborougkExaminercalled
behalTfheosfetdheecfiasciuolntsycaassmoeciaafttieorn.two hitadanlo"setptihseoaddemionfisitnreapttiiotnudtehe"stuhpa-t TinhsetitJuutsitoinc,eeInnhsatintcuetse,tahewoqrualldi-tcylaossfjpuosstitc-eseacnodndapurbyliecduscaafteitoynbaly
difficultmonthsatTrent.Thefac- portofthegeneralpublic. developing and delivering training programs and educational
ultyassociationwentonstrikein Almostlostinthepost-strike JUSTICE servicestoprofessionalsandthepublic.
November.Theadministrationar- warfarewasthesettlementwiththe REGISTRATION: Tel:[phone]. Fax:[phone].
guedthroughoutthattherewasno facultyassociation.Ontheprinci- INSTITUTE For further program information call Steve Sharlow at
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Une première convention Queens Ratifies
QUFA
collective pour la First Collective
Agreement
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lentementparlasuite.Desques- deraitalorslerecoursàlaconcilia- d'éviterunegrèveouunlock-out cerned that the administration thepartiesreachedagreementon—a
tionsexternescommelessurplus tionauprèsdelaCommissiondes pourdesquestionspécuniaires.Les representativesmighthavebeenre- disputeresolution—mechanism
actuarielsdelacaissederetraiteet relations de travail de l'Ontario. facteursdelicenciementduperson- luctanttodealwithmattersofim- finalofferselection forcompen-
lerégimederetraiteanticipéeoffert Cettedateaétéchoisiepourper- nelensituationd'urgencefinancière portancetotheacademicstaff In sationmattersinthethirdyearof
parl'universitéont étéaucoeurdes mettre,aubesoin,quedesmoyens serontdéterminés par un comité October,threeimportantstrategic theagreement.Thismechanismis
discussionsaudébutdel'hiver.La depressionefficacessoientmisen missurpiedparlesdeuxparties.La decisionsweremade.Theteamset tofurtherapplytothenextround
plupartdutemps,lesnégociations oeuvreavantl'été.Onaensuitefor- conventioncollectivedelaQUFA a deadline ofDec. 5, 1996 for ofbargaining,ineffectavoidinga
sesontdérouléesdansuneatmos- mé un comité de stratégie pour énonceuneprocédured'urgencefi- completing the collective agree- strikeorlockoutoncompensation
phèrecordiaJeetproductive. Les recueillirdesappuisetenfournir nancièreetprévoitunensemblede ment. If an agreement was not issues.The factors forIaying-off
deuxpartiesonttraitéungroupe â l'équipe de négociation ainsi critèresâappliquer.Lecomitéat- reachedbythatdate,QUFAwould staffunderfinancialexigencyareto
d'articlesàlafois. Lesnégociations quepourpréparerlesmoyensde tribuedespointsàchaquecritèreet applyforconciliationtotheOn- bedeterminedbyamutuallyagreed
àlatableonttraînéenlongueur pression.Enfin,lesmembres ont lesmembresvisésserontclassésen tarioLabourRelationsBoard.This committee.TheQUFAagreement
maisontprogressédemanièrecons- fortement approuvé une motion conséquence.Laconventionprévoit datewasselectedinorderthat,if setsoutaprocedureforfinancial
tante. Enjuillet,lesdeuxparties d'adhésionàlaCaissededéfensede également que la notation sera necessary, effective work action exigencyandprovidesforaseriesof
ontfaitunepause. l'ACPPU. validéepardesspécialistes.Ona couldbetakenbeforethesummer criteriatobeapplied.Thecommit-
Pendanttouteladuréedesné- Ennovembre,lesnégociations aussinégociéunarticlecompletsur period.Further,astrategicaction teeattributespointstoeachcriteri-
gociations,l'équipedenégociation sesontintensifiées.Lesdeuxpar- l'équitéenmatièred'emploi. committee was formed togarner onandtheaffectedmemberswill
a constamment fait rapport aux ties ont discuté sérieusement les En matière derémunération, andprovidesupporttothebargain- be rated accordingly.The agree-
membres.Elleapubliéunbulletin principauxpointsenlitige,soitla les échelles salariales des pro- ingteam,and toprepare forany mentalsoprovidesthatthescoring
hebdomadaire, leNegotiationUpdate, fermeturedeprogrammesoud'u- fesseursdemeurerontgeléespourla workaction.Finally,themember- schemewillbevalidatedbyexperts.
pourinformerlesmembresdel'é- nitésd'enseignement,l'urgencefi- premièreannéeetseronthaussées shipstronglyapprovedamotionto Acomprehensiveemploymenteq-
tatdesnégociations.Ellearencon- nancière,larémunérationetunmé- de0,9p. 100ladeuxièmeannée. jointheCAUTDefenceFund. uityarticlewasalsonegotiated.
trésouventungroupedereprésen- canismederèglementdesdifférends, L'augmentationdetraitementpour ByNovember,negotiationsin- On the compensation side,
tantsdesdépartementsetdesunités soitl'arbitragedespropositionsfi- la progression de carrière et au tensified and the main issues of facultyscalesaretoremainfrozen
del'universitéetarégulièrementde- nales, pourlesquestionsreliéesà mérites'élèveà1900$pourlapre- academicprogram/unitclosure,fi- inthefirstyearandwillincreaseby
mandéàl'exécutifdelaQUFAdes la rémunération. Pendant la se- mièreannéeetà2000$pourles nancialexigency,compensationand 0.9percentinthesecondyear.The
éclaircissementssursonmandat. maineprécédantladated'échéance, deux dernières années. Elle se disputeresolutionmechanismfor careerdevelopmentandmeritin-
Alafindeseptembre,plusieurs l'équipedenégociationanégocié chiffraità1442$avantlecontrat compensationmatters werebeing crementwasincreasedto$1900in
articles de moindre importance jour et nuit. Une entente de social.Lesalaireminimumdespro- discussedseriously.Intheweekprior thefirstyearandto$2000inthe
avaientétéréglés,surtoutlesarti- principeafinalementétéconclueà fesseursadjoints estpasséde37 tothedeadline,thebargainingteam secondandthirdyears,fromapre-
clesdenatureadministrativepor- 3h15lematindu6décembre. 900$à40000$.Letraitement dedicatedfulldaysandeveningsto SocialContractlevelof$1442.The
tantsurlenombredecopiesdela FrankBurkes'estfélicitéque desbibliothécaires,desarchivistes collective bargaining. A tentative assistantprofessorfloorwasraised
convention, les sanctions disci- lessalairesetlesconditionsnor- etdeschargésdecoursaétémajoré settlementwasreachedat3:15,on to$40.000from$37,900.Com-
plinaires,laretenuedescotisations malesd'emploipourlecorpsuni- pour, lefaireconcorderaveccelui themorningofDec.6,1996. pensation improvements, in line
syndicales,lerèglementdegriefet versitairesoientfinalementinscrits desprofesseurs.Ilimportedesi- FrankBurkewaspleasedthat withfaculty,weremadeforlibrari-
l'arbitrage.Toutefois,lesdeuxpar- danscettepremièreconventioncol- gnalerquelerégimederémunéra- salariesandstandardtermsofem- ans,archivistsandadjuncts.Ofim-
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Hysteria Poor Substitute for TimeLimitExtended
History in Public Debate Councils Revisit
Ethics Code
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has—beenthesubjectofco—n- Asafirststep towardscom- disabilitybenefitwerearesponse threegrantingcouncilsthat addedtotherri-councilworking
tinuing and misinformed prehensivereform,thecommittee to inadequacies that members cameupwithaproposedcodeof party to ensure the views ofall
publicdebate. proposedseveralimprovementsto of Parliament had worked for ethicsforresearchonhumansub- partsoftheresearch community
Last spring, the federal and theCPPdisabilitybenefit.Itsaid years to redress. The caseload jectshasbeenresponsivetoCAUT's aretakenintoaccount.NSERChas
provincialgovernmentsissuedapa- thatthebenefitshouldbeimproved "surges"canbeseenasanexplicit argument that the matter needs writtentoCAUTindicatingthat
peronthereformoftheCanada andmorepeopleshouldbecovered. —correctiontoanidentifiedproblem moreconsideration. thetimelimitshavebeenextended
Pension Plan.The paper was in- In 1987,severalchangescameinto riotthecrisisithaswidelybeen IngeneralCAUTobjectedto tonextspring.Itshould,therefore,
tendedtosparkpublicdiscussion effect. portrayed. the attack on academic freedom be possible for the community
onthiscrucialsocialinsurancepro- Priortothatyear,conrributors Anddespite theriseincase- which characterized the initial to see a second version of the
gram.Buttheso-calleddebateon wererequiredtohaveworkedand load,themantraof"runawaydis- draft, totheunderminingofthe document before any final deci-
theCPPhasbeenwea—kinhistory tohave made CPP contributions abilityexpenditures"isnotsupport- roleofsenatesinacademicdeci- sionsaremade.
andheavyinhysteria anunfor- foratleastfiveofthelast10years edbythefacts.In1985,disability sion-making, and to the buteau-
tunateanddangerouscombination. beforetheycouldclaimdisability benefitsrepresented13percentof craticcostsparticularlyforsmaller Background:CAUTBulletinreportSep-
Nowherehasthedebatebeen benefits. In 1987, theruleswere allCPPexpenditures.By1995,dis- universities. tember
moremisinformedthanaroundthe changedtoallowworkerswhohad abilitybenefitshadgoneupto16.1
CPP disability benefit. In fact, paidintotheCanadaPensionPlan percentofoverallcosts.
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CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 5 JANUARY 1997 JANVIER
DIFFERENTIAL FEES IN QUEBEC
Free-Trade in Students Differential Fees
La mobilité des étudiants Impoverish Us All
CANADAUNTILRECENTLYHASMA1N- JUSQU'ÀTOUT RÉCEMMENT, LESPRO- BYBERNARD SHAPIRO larsayearareinjectedbythesestudentsinto
tainedafreemarketforstudentswith- vincesn'imposaientpasdedroitsdesco- J. theMontrealeconomy.Moreover,thisdirect
inCanadainthesenserharprovincesdonot larité plus élevés aux étudiants venant EducationMinisterPaulineMarois economiccontributionisjustthebeginning.
chargeextrafeesforout-of-provinccstudents d'autresrégionsduCanada.Toutefois,legou- hasannouncedthatuniversitytuition Inanincreasinglyglobalizedworld,econom-
fromotherpartsofCanada.Recentlythe vernementduQuébecaannonceennovem- feesforQuebecstudentswillremainfrozen iccompetitivenessdependsuponnetworks
Quebec government announced that it brequ'il majoreraitlesdroitsdescolarité nextyearbutthatsuchfeesforCanadians andalliancesofexpertise,networksandal-
wouldchargefeesforsuchstudents.Thiswas pourlesétudiantscanadiensnerésidantpas from outside the province studying in liances thatthesestudents are helping to
doneinthecontextofthedecisionofthe auQuébecetfréquentantlesuniversitésqué- Quebecwouldrisetothenationalaverage, forge.Whydoweinsistonsuggestingthat
Minister,PaulineMatois,torevokethegov- bécoises.Cettemesureaétépriseàlasuitede aboutdoublewhattheyarenow. I believe thepresenceofthesestudentsisaburdento
eQrunembeenct'sstdudeecnitssi,onatdoeccihsairogneahrirgihveerdfaetesaffteorr lMamdcécPiasuiloinnedeMarlaoimsi,nids'tarnenuldeerlla'Ehdauucsasteidoens, ftohratQbuoetbhecofantdheQsueedbeecicsiuonnisvearrseituynsftourdteunntas.te aQluiezebefcoerrQsureabtehcerwthhaatnmainghotppootrhteurnwiitsyetboeraen-
weeksofvisibleprotestandstrikesonthe droitsdescolarité.Ladécisiondelaministre The freezing of tuition fees for unattainablefuture?
partofthestudents.CAUThasalwaysop- estsurvenueaprèsdessemainesdemanifesta- Quebecerssimplydeprivestheuniversities Finally,thereisthematterofstrategy:
posedsuchchargesinanyprovince.Wefear tionsetdegrèvesdelapartdesétudiants. especiallyinlightoftheapparentdetermina- themanne—roftheannouncement,Icanun-
thattherewillbeadominoeffectandthat L'ACPPUs'esttoujoursopposéeàcegenre tionofthegovernmenttoyetaga—insubstan- derstand— evenifIdonotacceptitascon-
provinces will startcompeting with each demajoration dansn'importequelle pro- tially reduce university grants of the vincing theargumentofthegovernment
othertochargedifferentialfees,justasthey vince.Nous craignonsquelesautres pro- tevenuetheyneediftheyaretoofferQuebec thatQuebechasmadeasocialchoicetoim-
didwithinternationalstudents.Inanageof vinces emboîtent le pas au Québec et se citizens programs that will enable them poserelativelyhightaxestherebyenablingit
globalisationandcompetition,theCanadian fassentconcurrenceenréservantauxétudi- tocompeteeffectivelyintheknowledge-rich toofferhighersubsidiestoQuebecerswho
universitysystemistoosmalltobebroken antsnon-résidentslemêmesortqu'auxétu- environmentsofoureconomicandcultutal eitherhavepaidorarelikelytopaysuchrax-
upintotenseparateanddistinctsystems. diantsétrangers.Al'èredelamondialisation future. esinthefuture.Ifthis,however,werethe
Differentialfees,intheviewofCAUT,area etdelaconcurrence,lesystèmeuniversitaire Itis,however, the particularlyunwel- pointtobemade,thegovernment'sstrategy
CsiAgnUifTicahnatswsrtietptenintotehxeprwestsonitgsvdiierwesctbiootnh. cdiaxnasdyisetnèmeesstditsrtoipnctpse.tiLt'pAoCuPrPsUeedsitviimseerqueen cfeoemsefocrhQoiuceebetcoercshaarngdendiofnf-erQeunetibaelctCuiatniao-n sahnonuoludncheavmeenbteeanlotnogmwaiktehtaheredaiffffierrmenattiiaolnfoeef
torheGovernmentofQuebecandtothe l'impositiondedroitsdifférentielsconstitue diansonwhichIwouldlikerofocus.Itisnot both the potential importance of non-
Council of Ministers of Education. La unpasimportantdanslamauvaisedirection. thelevelofrheproposedfee(i.e.thenation- Quebecerstothefutureoftheprovinceand
Fédérationquébécoisedes professeureset L'ACPPU a écrit au gouvernement du alaverage)towhichIobject;itisbothitsdif- the welcoming environmenr that Quebec
professeursd'université(FQPPU)hasalso QuébecetauConseildesministresdel'Edu- ferentialnature,amatterofprinciple,and wishedtoprovide.Noneofthiswasdoneso
oppoOsnedtrhheefdoilflfoerweinntgiatlwfoeesp.ages,theBulletin scaatpioosnit(ioCna.naLdaa)Fépdoéruartiloenurquféabiréecopiasretddees stthreatmeagyn.nerofîrsannouncement,amatterof nthoant-tQhueeubnefcorCtaunnaadtieanismp—resaslitohnouwgahstlehfetytthoaot
examines the current debate in the news professeures et professeurs d'université Althoughsomehaveobjectedtothedif- paytaxe—sthatcontributetothetransferpay-
mediaovertheideaofdifferentialfeesin (FQPPU)s'estégalementopposéeauxdroits ferentialfeeonlegalgrounds,Iwillhaveto ments were not, infact, welcome. For
Canada. différentiels,m Mleyaveobtjheacttiaorngutmoetnhtetdoiffeexrpeenrttisalinfetehiastbfaiseledd. mMoonrreretahlaenrmserienlyparptaiyculliapr,serifviwceetaorethteondoo-
on bothacademicandeconomicgrounds. tionthatwelive,workandstudyinaninter-
Quebec Tuition Aalcladdiermeicctailolnys,htahsemeaxdpleositioinmpoofsskinbolewleevdegnefoinr nstartaitoengaiclalcliyt,y,swimepwliyllh,abveotthosduobsbteatntteir.velyand
a countr—y with as small a population as ItisvitalfotQuebecstudentstohaveac-
Fees Still Good Deal for —Canada letaloneoneassmallasQuebec cesstohigh-qualityuniversityprogramsand
tooffertoitscitizensafullrangeofthe tomeetandworkwithstudentsfromother
Outside Students etdouclaetaironnalfrpoosmsibeialcithieso.thWeer.hTahveeraefgroeraet,dewael pOannsthoefonCeanhaadnad,abnyddtehperirveistngoQfutehbeewcorulndi.-
shouldbeencouragingasmuchinter-provin- versitiesoftherevenueneededtomaintain
cialmobilityoffacultyandstudentsaspos- andenhancethequalityoftheirprograms,
W BYJAMESCHAUVIN itionfeesforout-of-provincestudents(to sibleandworkinghardtoarrestthedecline thegovernmentmaybedoingneitherthestu-
HILEI CERTAINLYDONOTWEL- p$a2y,9l0e0ss),tooauttt-eonfd-pMrcoGviilnlceotstLuadveanltsUnwiivlelrssititlyl diinatnhihsimgohbeirlietdyuctahtaitohnasovcehrartahcetepraiszteddeCcaandae-. dOennttshenoorthtehrehwaindde,rbQyuearbelceasstocaipepteyaarifnagvotro.
comeatwo-foldincreaseinuniversi- thanUofTandQueen's. Anypolicythatencourages,howeverinadver- beunawareoftheunwelcomingmessageof
tytuitionfees(wehavetwopre-university It'shightimethatout-of-provincestu- —tently,thebalkanizationofhighereducation itsrecentdifferentialtuition-feeannounce-
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(myEavlemanmwaittehr)thweouinlcdrepaasye$in3,u4n3i3v.e3r6si.tyru- RtoepirhicnEtdeidtowri.tShatp.e,rNmoivs.si2on\.1O9t9t6a.waCitizen.Letter aharmfulprecedent. AUCCStatement—November19,1996.
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 6 JANUARY 1997 JANVIER
DROITS DIFFÉRENTIELS AU QUÉBEC
&
Tuition Equality La hausse frappera 16 900
Quebec's decision to raise tuitionfeesforstudentsfrom Canadiens et étrangers
otherprovincesshouldbe challengedin court.
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sidizinghighereducationtokeepitinreach thesupportofQuebecuniversityandcollege
ofasmanyQuebecresidentsaspossible. studentswhoareoverwhelminglyfrancopho- Québécois Desautresprovinces Noncanadien*
Thisweek,thePartiQuébécoisgovern- neandhaveatraditionofmilitancy. UniversitéBishop's 1138 1099 171
mfeeenstforansntuoduennctesdfrhoimghoetrheurnipvreorvsiintcyes.tuIintieofn- PQOplnedtgheedevteooffreteheze1t9u9i5tiroenfefreeesndfuomr,tthhee UniversitéConcordia 18411 1984 3814
fect,EducationMinisterPaulineMaroisis life of this government. But, faced with UniversitéLaval 31487 1025 2366
saying provincial government subsidies growingeconomicwoes,itoptedtotighten UniversitéMcGill 18787 6196 6244
weren'tintendedtoprovideaninexpensive financialaidrules,collectfeesfromjunior UniversitédeMontréal 33752 450 3242
sproouvricneceosfwheedruecautniiovnersfiotrytsutiutdieonntsfeefsraorme caonldlergaeissetutdueinttisonwfhoorroeupte-aotf-fpariolvedinccoeurssteus- cÉcoomlmeerdceisahlaeustesétudes 8042 43 925
much higher. In fact, the 75 per cent or dents. Intended or not, the message to
roughly$1,300annualincreasewouldstill CanadianstudentsfromoutsideQuebecis Écolepolytechnique 4247 23 1011
keep tuition at Quebec universities lower "we don't want you." Since huge federal UniversitédeSherbrooke 17007 330 674
thanthoseattheUniversityofOttawaand transfer payments help support post-sec- UniversitéduQuébec 75338 229 4503
theUniversityofToronto. ondaryeducationineveryprovince,achal- (etsesconstituantes)
Soit'snotthemoneythat'smosttrou- lenge under the Charter of Rights and L'ensembledes 208209 11380 227S0
bling.Itsthemessage.Quebecwillbethe Freedomswouldsurelyupholdtheprinciple établissements
fCiarnstadiparnovsitnucdeenttsoindtihfifserweanyr.iaAtned,bbeetcwaeuesne ItfhaQtuaellbCeacnamduisatnsrahisaevetutiotiboentfreeeast,editesqhuaolullyd. S'oCuorcmepr:eRnecdelnesseémteranntgdeerssecltileenstèpleerssuonninveerssivtiaviarnetsaduuCQaunéabdeac.maisenattentedest
mostoftheout-of-provinceuniversitystu- raisethemforallsrudenrs.
dentsareEnglish-speaking,Bishop's,Con-
nceorradbilaearnodlMocsiGnigllenrUnoilvmeernsti.tiesaremostvul- tRoerpiarli.nStaecd,Nwoivt.h2p3e,rm1i9s9s6i.on.OttawaCitizen,Edi- PENDANPATRQGUIELLLEESSÉPTAUQDIUAINNTSQUÉBÉ- gednoiumrviaenirusntoeinomdneensdte.csomIslputbsvc'esansttîtieoonnndssàiamupuxonseuéneinvsoeurpvsaeirltlélese
COISseréjouissentdugelprolongédes de150millionsl'anprochain,dont15à20
droitsdescolarité,environ16900deleurs millionsàConcordia.Lesuniversitésdevront
Quebec Builds Walls camaradesprovenantdesautresprovincesou scrutertouteslesdépenses,supprimerdes
del'étrangersepréparentàpayerentre1200S programmes,augmenterlenombred'étudi-
et6737$deplusparannée. antsparclasseetexigerplusdetravaildeleur
"Asbudgetpressuresgrow, Premier Parmiceuxvisésparleshaussesdela personnel,ajouteM.Lovvy.Ellesdevrontse
ministredel'Education,PaulineMarois,on concerterpourrationaliserdavantage/esser-
LucienBouchardsgovernmentiseyeingfarhigherfees- trouve11300étudiantsprovenantdesautres vicesoffertsdanschacunedesinstitutions.
for Canadian studentsfrom out-of-province. provinces,dontplusdelamoitiédel'On- Selon le vice-principal de McGUl,
tario.Plutôtquedepayer1682$commeles FrançoisTavenas,ilestdifficiledeprévoir
UtveaNskteIniVntgEhaaeiRnnvSieediInwuTctaQYhtuaeteHdbiAte'wSsco.grAokLoGfWodoArveYceceSro,nnBmsoEoemEniNfctesesAstBhohAaaiRvvne-e- ostpopeepcnieAaotlpoiclzeoaeldmlfrmsotonoumdneieqevCuseaaralnywatradeeyirgamifnsornoiumswniahhvoopermrwasecai.ttniyrCcrastleyoasattstiasekneimgt Q2pua9ér1b3lCéeecsSos>a,iucstme,teeqssuiuliirsnesrtsdeipetrvutértsooieuonncnttsheecdnlaotanramédéonigyaeanvelnaneennsmte.enevtxeirgsléeeers nlpdiu'éviimesmrospsneaicttptérr.eédceLitsecoeeurstfeacmfieotosimuqsmrueqeeuns'tilsleuerlyglloeaasucuvslne'iaeernpntpéeèltlmioeeqndunneetarnlo'tnnueet-
beenkeptlow.Eventoday,$1,700willbuy roadblockstomobilitycanonlyweakenthe quelque10600étudiantsprovenantdel'é- absencedeconsultationetd'analyse,dit-il.
youayearinuniversity.AcrossCanada,un- excellenceofeveryprovince,Quebecinclud- tranger,maisenviron50p.100deceux-cien «Laprincipaledécisiondelaministre,le
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LucienBouc—hard'sgovernmentiseyeingfat thecashtobuytheschoolingtheywant.But certainsautresquiprofitentdesprogrammes Québecdiminuentetonnous intetditde
higherfees forCanadianstudentsfrom studentsfrommodest-incomefamilieswill d'aideduCanada. compenserparlahaussedesdroits»,ajoute
out-of-province. They'll pay a surtax of suffermost.Andthatincludessomeofthe Lesplusdurementfrappéssontlesétu- M.Tavenas.
about$1,300startingnextfall.Feesalsowill youngpeopleonwhomourfuturedepends. diantsétrangersinscritsenéducation,engénie, Cequisembleinévitable,c'estqueles
jumpforout-of-countrykids. Quebecshouldhikefeesgenerally,ifit enmédecineetenartdentaire.Ilsdevront compressionsàrépétitionconduisentàune
ThismakesQuebecthefirstprovinceto must.Thatwouldbepreferabletoembracing débourset 6737 $ de plus dès l'automne diminution de la qualité. Il cite à titre
targetCanadiankidsfromotherprovinces, apolicythatwill,overtime,preventQuebec prochainalorsqu'ilsacquitterontdesdroits d'exempleleratiode20étudiantspourun
anditsetsabadprecedent.Itwon'tbailout studentsfromstudyingelsewhere.Inawired de15069$,identiquesàceuxdel'Ontario. prof,auQuébec,contreceluide10à12dans
Quebec'scash-starveduniversitysystem.But world,pullingouttheplugsmakesnosense. Lanoteestmoinssaléepourlesétudi- les bonnes institutions des Etats-Unis et
itwillinviteotherprovincestoadoptsimilar antsétrangersquiontchoisil'administration d'Europe.L'écartiraengrandissant,croit-il.
beggar-your-neighborpolicies.Andthatwill Reprintedwithpermission.TheTorontoStar,Edi- etledroit,puisqueleursdroitspassentde Demême,iljugetrèssévèrementl'idée
ghettoizeandimpoverishusall. torial,Thurs.,Nov.21,1996. 7456à9243$,pourrejoindreencoreune defairedesponctionsdanslerégimedeprêts
foisceuxdelaprovincevoisine. etboursesafindemaintenirlegeldesdroits
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lesuniversitésauCanada. autrelangue,ditM.Lowy. Québecauxautrescultures.
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CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 8 JANUARY 1997 JANVIER
Ontario Panel Urges More Revenue Canada
Funding for PSE Imposes New
Reporting Rules
Inadequacies in the totalfinancial resources available topost-secondary
educationputsprovincesglobalcompetitivenessatrisk.
BEGINNINGWITHTHE 1996 condofor$90,000whichhasnow
The Advisory Panel on The panel recommends sub- ultydevelopmentandrenewal. It tax year, new taxation rules appreciatedto$110.000willnot
FutureDirectionsforPose- stantialincreasestostudentfees.It alsorecommends that boards of willrequiredisclosureofall for- havetoreport,rhecostbeingless
secondaryEducationappointedby suggestsallfeesbederegulatedal- governorsensureteachingandre- eign-heldassetswithacostofover thanthe$100.000thtcshold.
OntarioEducationMinisterJohn thoughanyprogramthatcharged searchbe carefullyevaluated and $100,000.This will not include RevenueCanadahasimposed
Snobelen has reported that morethanalimitsetbythegovern- that there be more emphasis on personal-use property, e.g. a hugepenaltiesforfailuretoreport
there arc serious inadequacies in mentshouldhavetodevote30per merirpay. Floridacondousedsolelybythe theseassetsonthedesignatedform
tabhleettotoalpofsitn-ansceicaolnrdeasroyurecdeuscaatvaiioln- ctaenncte.ofThtehegfouvnedrsnmteonsttuwdoeunltdasosnilsy- doorFifnoarllcyr,eattihoenpoafnperlivoatpeenunsivtehre- tasasxepta,yefro,rbeuxtamwpoluel,difinictlwuedreesurcenhtaend (mtuombepecnaalllteydfTorlf1ai3l5u)r.eTtohreepmoirntii-s
in the province and that "the contributestudenraid toafixed sitiesbuthedgestherecommenda- outsome orallofthe timeand $500 per mo—nth for up to 24
sector's competitive position in limitoffees. tionwithmanyconditions.Itdoes thusbasicallyisabusinessasset. —months,plus after24months
NorthAmericaisdangerouslyat Thepanelarguesthatstudents notthinkanyexistinguniversities The rules will notcoverforeign 10percentofthecostofthe
risk." couldmeettheadditionalcharges shouldbecomeprivateinstitutions properties held in Canadian propertylesstheminimumpenalty.
T•hgeovpearnnemlennottgerdanthtast:percapita bcyomaejcooinnttinfgeednecryalr/eppraoyvminecnitalplainn.- afelstshioounaglhciotuargsreesessutchhatasatfheewMpBroA- RsiRoSnPpsl,ansR,RbIuFtsa—lolrotrhegeirsftoerreeidgnpeans-- TanhdisevpeernyalyteyarwfiollrwahpipclhyafoTrIIea3c5h
for universities are the lowestof If Ottawa refused to cooperate, mightbecomeself-financing. setsarecovered foreignbankac- wasduebutnotfiled,andsincefil-
anyprovinceinCanada; OntarioshouldleavetheCanada Itopposestheextensionofde- counts, offshore mutual funds, ingisrequiredforeachyearatax-
•governmentfundingforma- StudentLoanPlanandcreateits gree-grantingpowerswhichinstitu- offshorebrokers'accounts,etc.(To payerhasaneligibleforeignport-
jorpublicuniversitiesintheUnited own.Thepanelalsosuggestsasys- tions suchas bible colleges now putthisinperspective:theUnited folioofassets,thepenaltiesplus
States has increased relative to temofneeds-basedgrants. haveintheologytoothersecular Stateshasforyearshadasimilarre- interestcouldsoonequalthevalue
Ontario; The panel recommends the areas.Ifsuchinstitutionswantfur- porting requirement with a oftheassetitself
•theshareofprovincialgov- federalgovernmentmakeinterest therpowers,theyshouldaffiliate $10,000threshold.)
ernmentexpendituresforcolleges on money borrowed deductible withanexistinguniversity. Therulescoverassetswitha Readersofthisarticleshouldnotethai
ape1exn9rpd7ec7ru•e-ninui7etnvn8iecivrneefsrdir1stoi9iltm9eois6ne8-sgh.9-a1a7tsn;epdderaermcncocdldleielnnectegleditsnosehis4an.vci9een afctliorsonoondmiFSutoairirvgnoiecnOnsosngmtsOaeftProtliriaoann'Rwsscea.agclitcosoutmlemiarmuteipndnrigotEvtdyeauxcc.toahlI-e-t helvynaitvdfeeeirdOntsanatntitrcnhiaecertdryiecosqaoeurcenseusdhltinoastouritltou-odnnfioscbvrreee-orapnstwrieiotmlifpileirssitisnvipgaaortnnoted,-o- ttcftooahotesxraetplmiiagnyicngeonrsib$twam4ionu0tfk,mh0$at$01cw100co0o00pu,pl,n0ru0t0os00pwe0,airlttsl$iho3erbs0eets,hehao0atov0cle0hadr tismishnntouegalsglenymetlc,anyeteaswelroersaonoilfsabulttaeghepngertreymaessbkstia.eensnTntdihitshiaveentidotdfonuhpaoaeatlrrch'teacseiicocnttuuiianilonxstanf.reosbxirAcpetmciruacrteatocastiruksiomdeeon-nd-n
roetahlerexpternadnistfuerresrepceirpisetnutdsenstucwhhilaes lceugrerse,ntthbeinpaarnyelstrruecctourmemebnedmsaitnh-e gqouavleirtnyan"caes,daectaedremmiincedfrbeyendaotmi,onaanld- atanxdpamyuesrtrwehpoort.boHuogwhetvera,aFnlootrihdear pprroofveisdseidonahleraedivnicaensdhothualtdibnemoabtnayinceads.es
hospitals, elementary and sec- tained.Ratherthangivingdegree lyandinternationallyrecognized
ondary schools have experienced powerstocolleges,itsuggestsan peerreview." &
real growth in expenditure per OntarioCollegeDiplomabecreat- The minister appointed the Research
clientserved. ed.Itsaysuniversitiesandcolleges panel inJuly. Itheard briefsand
be nTohefupratnheelrscauytssthaenrde sthhoatulda sehronumledntworekncoouutralignekmaegenstwbiuthtgnoovt- poarrgtasniozfedthreoupnrdovrianbcieesdiunrivnagriotuhse Student Aid Need
medium-termgoalshouldbe for governmentdirection. fall. Both the Ontario Confed-
government support to approxi- Thepaneladvocatescreation erationofUniversityFacultyAsso- Better Financing
matetheaverageofotherCanadian ofanadvisorybodyonpost-sec- ciations (OCUFA) and CAUT
provinces and to close the gap ondaryeducationtoreplacethere- welcomedthecreationofthepanel
withtheUnitedStates.Itfurther centlyabolishedOntarioCouncil andtestifiedtoit. The Houseof Commons mentofthefundsbedirectedto
recommends the government in- ofUniversityAffairs. Finance Committe has fo- modernizing the research înfra-
cimirnleflarisaoesnt.rutchteurefufnrdosm$f2or3 troes$e1ar0c0h ooffateTsnphuerecei.aplaItnmeasltugcoghpeipsntogsseftsuhnedabcforoleriattfiiaoocnn- Mwienbissittreyhtotfp:/E/dwuwcwa.teijtoin.gaovn.donT.rcaai.ning's caulnuisrveeedtpsoairtstyigconoinfmimtcuhannetictpoyanr.tceorfnsitsoafnntuh-e astrerudcTithnusreteitoucftoioumnnmsii.vetrtseietiesalasnodamfafidlie-
Forthethirdconsecutiveyear somerecommendationsthatwould
thecommitteeurgedtheminister benefitstudents.Itsuggests stu-
Ontario Goes Ahead with offinance togive prioritytoin- dents bepetmittedto carry for-
creasingthefundsofthegranting wardthetuitionfeescreditasade-
1997-98 Funding Freeze ctohuantcuinllse.sTshuenivceormsmitiitetseceanreccoogmnpieztees dthuacttitohnea$g5a0in0stexfeumtpurteioinncfoomres,chaonld-
on the world srage they will be arship,fellowshipandbursaryin-
unable to attract and retain the comebedoubled.
Despite the warning ofOntariosAdvisory researchersandgraduatestudents Italso recommends the cre-
Canada needs to compete in a ation of a special opportunity
Panelon Post-SecondaryEducation thatthehighquality ofthe knowledge-intensiveworldecono- grantforstudentswithparentalre-
post-secondary system cannotbesustainedin thecurrentfinancial my.Inpractice,internationalcom- sponsibilities.CAUThaslongrec-
environment, theMinisterofEducation &Training has pcieatlitisvuepnpesosrtreqbuyiretsheefffeecdteirvaelfignoavn-- ofomrmseinngdleedpatrheentcsr.eaCtAioUnT,ofAgUraCntCs
announceda "freeze^in transferpayments. ernment for the three granting and NCESS all welcomed these
councils. proposalsbutcautionedthegov-
OnDec.20,justfourdays TheMinisterstatedthatheis continuous underfunding of the The committee recommends ernmentthattheywillnotsolvethe
afterOntario'sAdvisoryPa- studyingtherecommendationsof university."Lastyear,thegovern- the renewal of the Networks of problemofstudentindebtedness.
nel on the Future Directions for theadvisorypaneland"mayhave ment cut funding for post- CentresofExcellenceforanaddi- The committee argues that
Post-SecondaryEducation tabled further announcements to make secondaryeducationby$400mil- tionalfive-yeartermattheoriginal the government should not pro-
itsreportwhichdocumented the earlyinthenewyear."Oneofrhe lion.The.governmenthasneither levelof$60millionayear.Thishas ceed with its plans to eliminate
extensiveunderfundingofOntario's announcementswilllikelybeabout reversedthistrendnormadeany beenthesubjectofintensivelobby- theCanadaScholarshipsProgram.
universitiestheMinisterofEdu- tuitionfees.Hespecificallyreferred efforttomovefundingtothena- ingbythecentresthemselvesand The program is currently being
cationandTrainingannounceda tothePanel'srecommendationthat tionalaverage.Nextyear's"freeze" byCAUT.AUCCandNCESS. phasedout.
funding "freeze"intransferpay- moremoneybedirectedtouniver- on transfers does not take into The finance committee also The committeealsogave its
mHeentsstaftoerdutnhiavterusniitvieerssiatnidescowlillelgerse.- sliottyorfesseenasrechtoasmeo.n"e"thatmakesa arecaclournetrmtsh,etchoestgoofveirnnflmaetniton.haIsn Ttohoekcuopmmtihtetiesesureeocfominmfernasdtsruactnurien.- AsuUppCoCrtatnodroetchoemrmsecnodnacteironnisngfrtohme
cteriavnesfaerpppraoyxmiemnattselfyor$11.9597b-il9l8i,onrhien ationOoCfUUFnAive(rOsnittayrFiaocuClotnyfeAdsesro-- acagtaiionn,c"utsfaiudndiOnCgUfForAhigPhreersieddeun-t ftrhaasntrtuhcetuorneeporroiggirnaalmlymolrauencmhoeddesbty tdaoxnatrrieoantsmwehnitcho,fivfaardiooputsedf,orwmosulodf
sameasthisyear.Transferstothe ciations)notes that thefunding MichaelPiva. the Liberals at the beginning of facilitatefundraisingbytheuniver-
collegeswillbe$686million. "freeze" does not address the theirmandate,andsuggestsaseg- sityandcollegecommuniries.
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 9 JANUARY 1997 JANVIER
Stats Canada Launches Data Liberation Initiative
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Gerrard(SecretaryofScare price tagprohibiting access by Treasury Board's decision to
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officiallyannouncetheDataLib- TheDLIpromises toprovide ments were coming on side and
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Van Loon,PresidentofCarlcton affordableaccess to Canadian pledged$100,000foreachofthe
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John English,a liberal MR and turn to outdatedorforeign nouncedbytheSSHRCearlyonin
Chad Gaffield president-elect of rheprocess. Sevenoreightdepart-
theFederation. data sources. mentsandagencieshadacceptedto
Coordinated by the former fundtheinitiative.
SocialScienceFederation,theDLI Giventhefundraisingsuccess,
isacollaborativeeffortbetweenthe Statistics Canada wasable to in-
federalgovernment, in particular formtheGeneralAssemblyofthe
StatisticsCanada,andtheacademic SSFCinDecember1995thacche
communitytoprovidetimelyand Soonafterwards,theDLIcame Members of the task force federalgovernmentundertookits funding target was going to be
affordableaccesstodatafilesand totheattentionoftheFederation worked relentlessly for close to consultations on its Science and reachedandchatcheyweregoing
databases. throughBruceMcFarlane,ofthe threeyears.Withtheproposalin Technology Strategy. The DLI aheadwiththeInitiative.Univer-
TheDLIistheresultofsever- DepartmentofSociologyatCarle- handandeveryaspectoftheratio- quickly gained momentum and sitieswereabouttobecontacted
alyearsofconsciousness raising, ton University. The Federation nalewelldevelopedandargued,the supportfrommanyquarters. Its regardingtheirparticipation.
education,lobbyingandoutright likedtheideafrom thestartand Federation and the individual implementation was proposed in InFebruary 1996, theSSFC
armtwisting.Itisalsothefruitof followingsomediscussiondecided membersofthetaskforcesetout theNABSTreport,Health);Wealthy wasinvitedtotheunveilingofthe
exceptional collaboration, team tomakethisissueapriorityandas- onacrusadetosellthemeritsof andWise,aswellasintheReportofthe longawaitedFederalScienceand
workanddetermination. sumeacoordinatingrolewiththe theinitiativeandconvincedecision Task Force on Strengthening thePolicy TechnologyStrategythatofficially
The story begins in January objectiveofsecuringfederalgov- makersineverycornerofOttawa Capacity of the Federal Government. announced the Data Liberation
1991whenWendyWatkins,coor- ernmentsupport. thatthiswasanideaofwhichthe Moreover, theOrtawabasedSci- Initiative. Itwasthecrowningofa
dinatoroftheCarletonuniversity Thefirstactionwastobring timehadcome. enceBulletincarriedafrontpage longandarduousprocess.
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StatisticsCanada.Duringhertenure severalgovernmentagenciesfora that the DLI would provide re- cles were also published in the paidoff;thedatahavebeenliberat-
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whichStatsCanadamicrodatawas springof1993. Fromthatmeet- ableaccesstoCanadiandatathus andinUniversityAffairs. participatingintheDLI,allowing
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The GST & A
Books: Taxing Problem for Canadians
When
Brian Mulroney TheCanadianLiberalgovern- facultyassociations,federalFinance payingtheGSTNotonlydoesthe nestlystatedthat:"Foodisn'tsub-
tenderedhisresignationas ment,however,didnotshrinkfrom MinisterPaulMartindetermined federal government not generate jecctoGSTbecauseit'sanecessity.
Canada's prime minister in June retaining the GST, even though thatbooksinthethreeprovinces significant revenues from these Soarcbooks.They'reneededfor
1993 his sudden departure gen- theyhadpromisedintheirwidely wouldnotbesubjecttoanincrease groups,buttheGSTalsoimposes youngmindstogrow."
eratedaflurryofcorrespondence promulgated Red Book that "a intaxation. aconsiderableburdenontheirad- And the United Nations
between Australia and Canada. Liberalgovernmentwillreplacethe Instead,theAclancicprovinces ministration andstaff, whichare Educational,ScientificandCultural
The Australian concernrevolved GSTwithasystemthatgenerates wouldprovidepoint-of-salerebates customarily smaller than thatof Organization (UNESCO) asked
around a goods and services tax equivalentrevenues." so thattheprovincial portionof thelargerperiodicalcompanies. Canadain 1993toconsiderabol-
(GST)proposedbytheAustralian OnOct.23apromisingdevel- the HST would not be applied The GST also increases rhe ishing entirely rhe GST tax on
Liberal Party and the unhappy opment in the fight to exempt againstthesaleofbooks. costofforeignjournalsascheyare books.
coincidence of Mr. Mulroney's reading materials from the GST However,Mr.Martinalsode- forcedtoimposeamuchhigherad- Clearly,theapplicationofthe
abruptretirementfromthe poli- tookplace,whenthefederalgov- terminedthatOttawawouldnotbe ministrativefeeforCanadiansub- GSTon readingmaterials is un-
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