Reading Time: 2 minutesIf the referendum passes, full-time students would pay mandatory union fees totalling $105.88 per semester. This fee would cover all core union functions including safety, academic support, and health services.
SFUO election
Reading Time: 2 minutesA majority of candidates are running uncontested, and many positions have no candidates at all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCandidates must be currently registered in an undergraduate program at the University of Ottawa and pass an administration administered bilingualism exam.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We told UOSU that if a plan wasn’t in place very soon we have been advised that we have no choice but to start a process we want to avoid” —Paige Booth.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe debate was the final event planned before the vote for a new student union at the U of O on Feb. 8. Tensions were high as both unions answered questions from students and moderators about the future of student services on campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe motion ultimately failed to pass during the annual general meeting of the CFS due to a lack of time for debate. It was referred to the CFS’ national executive but the results of the vote are unknown.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa stated their intention to dissolve their agreement with the SFUO in late September, following a string of financial mismanagement allegations against the union’s executive.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Oct. 10, the SFUO announced upcoming by-elections and their intention to create a new agreement with the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe elections committee further took measures to “restore faith in the elections office,” like making sure ballots were stored in a locked storage room off campus and that multiple people were counting each ballot.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe unofficial results for the 2018 general election of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) are in, following voting from Feb. 7-9.
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn Wednesday, Jan. 31, and Thursday, Feb. 1, candidates for this year’s general election for the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) went head to head in the annual debates.
Reading Time: 9 minutesIn the wake of another year of low student engagement and budget concerns, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) has modified executive positions and roles for the next academic year.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are 13 candidates vying for the six executive positions, which have been restructured and renamed following a governance review motion at the Nov. 5 BOA meeting.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVoter turnout in the by-election was 10.12 per cent. This is higher than last October’s by-election, which saw a turnout of 7.82 per cent, but lower than the recent election in February, which saw a turnout rate of 14.6 per cent.
Reading Time: 5 minutesMarch 14 General Assembly sees quorum met for the first time.
Reading Time: 5 minutesConcerns raised over U-Pass usage by part-time execs due to “grey period.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesSince the voting period ended on Feb. 11, three recounts were held, with results being released on Feb. 16. While Jeffry Colin had originally won the position of vice-president of university affairs, his opponent, Axel Ngamije Gaga won the recount by a margin of 155 votes.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThreats against Abu-Naqoos prompts disqualifications, delays candidate ratification.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFollowing an approximately hour-long in-camera session, the board voted via secret ballot to uphold the elections office’s decision to maintain Jeremy Russell’s disqualification.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile Wess will not assume his new position until May 1, he said that in this interim period he will be “starting conversations and negotiations to build the foundation for a smooth transition and a successful mandate next year.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe votes are in for the 2017 Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) general election, which saw a 14.6 per cent voter turnout—a large improvement compared with last year’s 7.8 per cent turnout.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Feb. 7, U of O student Joachim Finlay raised allegations against SFUO presidential candidate Hadi Wess on Facebook.
Reading Time: 5 minutesIPPSSA debate cancelled after executive raises concerns over censorship with vetted questions.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe 2017 Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) general election has 10 candidates vying for the six positions at the highest level of student governance at the U of O.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Jan. 26, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) held their third Board of Administration (BOA) meeting of the month, where Faculty of Social Sciences representative Tony Bui raised some “serious concerns” about the upcoming general election.
