Dear PNP colleagues,I thought you would like to know about a terrible development occurring in Ontario, Canada. Premiere Doug Ford has been attacking academia/universities and the latest assault is on Laurentian University. Laurentian University serves unique populations in Ontario's north. Of course, among many programs, Environmental Studies, Women's Studies, and Labour Studies are cut. Here are some links:Staff, students 'stressed and uncertain' as Laurentian University job terminations set for todayhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/laurentian-negotiations-insolvency-terminations-restructuring-1.5982114Solidarity letters from faculty associations (inlcluding a letter jointly signed by the RFA)https://northernsolidarity.ca/en/articles/solidarity-letters/University of Western Ontario press releasehttps://www.uwofa.ca/article/uwofa-urges-government-end-restructuring-process-laurentian-universityNorthern Solidarity website, recognising critical role of Ontario universities and providing information on activities of supporthttps://northernsolidarity.ca/en/take-action/The government's actions are resulting in drastic cuts to programs and faculty layoffs. Overall, Ontario universities have been markedly underfunded for a long time. We have been experiencing a hollowing out of our university system and now, this government is speeding it up. This is also an attack on tenure and science by this populist and fossil fuel supporting, climate change denying government.I hope everyone will stand united in support of faculty at Laurentian University and in support of science, academia, and universities in general.All the best,Deborah E. de Lange, BASc (Electrical Engineering), CPA, CMA, MBA, PhDAssociate Professor, Global Management Studies, Environmental Applied Science and ManagementAffiliate Researcher, Centre for Research in Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics, Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University https://www.dal.ca/faculty/management/crssca.htmlVisiting Scholar, Massey College, University of Toronto (2019-2020)Ted Rogers School of Management, TRS 1-036Ryerson University55 Dundas St. WestToronto, OntarioM5G 2C5Tel. (416) 979-5000 x 557504Follow us on Twitter @TRSM
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