We’re interviewing candidates for the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s upcoming general elections that will be held from March 25-27. Here’s why presidential candidate Jason Seguya thinks he deserves your vote.
Jason Seguya
During a public forum promoting inclusion and anti-racism on campus on Thursday, University of Ottawa president Jacques Frémont called the June 2019 carding incident of Jamal Koulmiye-Boyce, a Black U of O student, “a good crisis,” drawing backlash from the school community.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s executive committee has responded to the resignation of advocacy commissioner Sam Schroeder, who cited concerns over the committee’s appointment of a former Student Federation of the University of Ottawa manager as director of services in his departure letter on Saturday.
The University of Ottawa’s Students’ Union hosted a town hall engagement panel on Feb. 27 at the University Centre’s Agora, where the executive committee provided updates on the various initiatives they’ve undertaken and answered questions from students.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union hosted the annual Black History Month gala on Saturday at the Westin Hotel, marking the first time that the new student union has held the event.
Student life commissioner Jason Seguya highlighted a number of experiences he described as racial discrimination that he and operations commissioner Rony Fotsing have faced from their colleagues while members of the executive committee.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union voted to shift its executive structure at a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday, resurrecting the president position and adding a student services commissioner to its leadership team.
The University of Ottawa Students’ Union considered changing the structure of their five-person executive committee, including adding a presidential position, at a Board of Directors meeting on Sunday, but after over three hours of debate a number of concerns were raised and the decision was pushed to January.
As a General Assembly to decide whether an anti-abortion group will be able to access resources and support through the union quickly approaches, the UOSU’s BOD amended the union’s clubs code at their meeting on Sunday.
The University of Ottawa’s administration is now meeting two of the eight student demands outlined in an open letter on campus racism released last month, according to University of Ottawa Students’ Union executives: representation and consultation.
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