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Unfair to charge for unusable facilities: students

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Sep, 2020 06:54 PM
  • Unfair to charge for unusable facilities: students

The Canadian Federation of Students is crying foul over fees post-secondary institutions are charging for services and facilities students can't use.

With classes having moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students aren't on campuses to visit libraries and athletic centres, if they're even open.

The federation's deputy chairperson Nicole Brayiannis says the fees are an added burden on young people who have been left behind throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federation is calling on the federal government to provide immediate financial support for post-secondary students.

Universities Canada spokeswoman Brenna Baggs says universities need to be well-resourced to sustain their long-term ability to serve and educate students.

Baggs says the hope is that facilities and services are going to be up and running again in the next semester or the year after.

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