Queen's Journal, Volume 147, Issue 7

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Volume 147, issue 7

Friday, September 27, 2019

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Before divesting, AMS held stake in Canada’s largest emitters Society relinquished investments in oil sands giants, including Suncor, Imperial Oil Sydney Ko, Carolyn Svonkin Journal Staff

The AMS announced on Monday it had completely divested from holdings in companies that produce, transport, and dispense fossil fuels, becoming the first student government in Ontario to do so. “This is meant to serve as a message and send a message to our industries, to our leaders, to our university, to our community, that students need to see action,” William Greene, AMS vice-president (University Affairs), said in an interview on Wednesday. According to a statement sent to The Journal on Tuesday, in the year leading up to divestment, seven per cent of the Society’s equity investments were in oil and gas. After repeated requests for a breakdown of the Society’s oil and gas holdings, the AMS provided a snapshot of investments it held at the time the final decision to divest was made. The snapshot shows investments in 20 oil and gas companies, and a bond in one. The companies include Canadian Natural Resource, Ensign Energy Services, Husky Energy, Imperial Oil, Precision Drilling, Suncor Energy, ARC Resources, Enbridge, Inter Pipeline, Keyera, Peyto Exploration, Prairiesky Royalty, TC Energy, Tourmaline Oil, CNOOC, EOG RES, Hong Kong and China Gas, Schlumberger, Chevron, Concophillips, Halliburton Company and Alberta Mtn. Prior to divestment, the AMS held interest in both the largest independent natural gas and heavy crude oil producer in Canada, Canadian Natural Resource, and the s econd-largest Canadian producer of oil, Suncor Energy. The Society also held an investment in Imperial Oil, which The Journal reported finances more research at Queen’s than Canada’s ten largest fossil fuel companies combined. The company also holds the top spot among Canadian fossil fuel companies for donations provided to Queen’s. On Sept. 24, the day after the AMS announced divestment, Ensign Energy

Students and residents rally for annual march.

PHOTO BY JODIE GRIEVE

Survivors share stories at Take Back the Night

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As more than 700 plan to Medical attend, Queen’s won’t close students to for climate strike open clinic As hundreds prepare to gather on campus for Friday’s climate strike, Queen’s will not be closing its doors. In a statement to The Journal, the University confirmed it wouldn’t cancel classes or cease operations to “facilitate participation” by students in the day’s strike. “In part, this decision was made in recognition of the challenges an arbitrary cancellation might impose on individual instructors or programs recognizing some programs may already face scheduling pressures or challenges,” the University said. The statement added that faculty members retain the ability to cancel classes or arrange accommodations for students wishing to participate in the strike. “The University is committed to taking strong actions on sustainability and has been doing so for years; we recognize more can always be done and we are working diligently towards that end.” As of Thursday night, 722 students responded to the strike’s Facebook event saying they will attend Friday’s protest, with more than 1.2K indicating their interest in attending. –Raechel Huizinga

See divestment on page 5

Clinic would be the first of its kind in Kingston with an extra line, or two perhaps Luca Dannetta Assistant News Editor

PHOTO BY TESSA WARBURTON

A group of second-year Queen’s medical students are working to create Kingston’s first student-run free health clinic. The students plan to call the clinic QMedCare, and will seek to provide free health screenings and basic medical care to any resident in Kingston, regardless of their citizenship status or government documentation. In an interview with The Journal, QMedCare executives, Adam Gabara, Minnie Fu, and Valera Castanov, said the primary goal of the clinic will be providing care to vulnerable populations, like immigrants, refugees, the homeless, and socioeconomically disadvantaged Kingston residents. “These people don’t have family doctors, they See clinic on page 5

IN THIS ISSUE: A notorious prison revisited, p. 6, Student talks green innovations in Canadian oil, p. 8, Women’s soccer wunderkinds making waves, p. 11, How to have a hot girl year, p. 14. queensjournal.ca

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