UOSU executive candidates in contested races to face off in live-streamed debates
The candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s (UOSU) byelection have been named. Two of the UOSU exec positions have contested races. To help students discern their votes, debates for the Communications Commissioner and President positions will be held bilingually on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m at the Fulcrum office (631 King Edward Ave).
The UOSU by-election voting period will begin on Oct. 9 and conclude Oct. 13. Voting will take place through a link sent to students’ emails or in-person.
The Communications Commissioner position will be decided between current Director for the Indigenous Students Association Quanah Traviss and former Director for Engineering Daniel Thorp. The candidates will debate over their plans for the newly established role.
The Presidential debate will be held between Ryan Vafaei and former Chair of the UOSU Board of Directors Delphine Robitaille. Vafaei has no previous experience with UOSU.
The debate will be live-streamed on the Fulcrum’s Youtube channel. Each question will be repeated in both French and English by moderators from the Fulcrum and La Rotonde.
