VOLUME 40, ISSUE 3
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1973
Truth and Reconciliation? Two Sept. 30 holidays have now passed, but are Indigenous leaders satisfied with the progress made towards reconciliation? STORY ON PAGE 10 BY CEDRIC GALLANT | Podcast Producer
THURSDAY Oct. 6, 2022
In this Issue: NEWS
Concordia delays move-in date for Le Mildoré Residence Pg. 5 Here’s what students think about the strike Pg. 5 FEATURES
Concordia TA’s overworked and underpaid Pg. 7 Truth and reconciliation? Pg. 9 COMMUNITY
Election Results:
Scenes from a climate march Pg. 12
THE CAQ IS BACK. The votes are in. Coalition Avenir Québec will remain in power until 2026 BY HANNAH TIONGSON, JAMES FAY & CARLEEN LONEY
François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has been elected for a second mandate as the Quebec premier with a majority government and will remain in power until 2026. The CAQ won 41 per cent of the vote and 90 seats in the National Assembly, the most seats any party has ever won in Quebec since 1989. This marked an increase of 16 seats since the 2018 elections. “We had a clear message. Quebecers sent a powerful message. Quebecers told us: let’s continue!” shouted Legault during his victory speech. The voter turnout was also slightly lower than in 2018. 66.07 per cent of Quebecers voted this year, compared to 66.45 per cent in 2018. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
SPORTS
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Concordia’s Iranian community writes open letter to the University The Iranian Student Association of Concordia University is calling out the University for lack of support amid protests in Iran BY HANNAH TIONGSON Co-News Editor
Last month, Iran’s morality police arrested 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for not wearing a hijab. Amini died several days later while in custody, and many Iranians believe she was killed due to police violence. Her death triggered worldwide protests denouncing the Iranian regime. As demonstrations continue to take place in Montreal, many Montrealers are helping organize and raise awareness. The Iranian Student Association of Concordia University (ISACU)
is proactively spreading the word but demands more support from the University. ISACU is a cultural club at Concordia, part of the International and Ethnic Associations Council (IEAC). Shayan Asgharian, president of the club, shared his frustration and disappointment with the lack of funding. “We’re a cultural club. We barely get the funding for doing things like this. So everything we’re doing right now is almost out of pocket,” Asgharian explained. “The IEAC has been more than slow in returning our money. We’ve made banners for protests, we’ve made posters, everything you can think of, and they’ve been horrible at returning our money,” he added. Asgharian explained the lack of funding is worrisome for international students with limited access to money due
to the current strikes in Iran. Since the death of Amini, Iranians have been striking every day and leaving their jobs, making it difficult for Iranian parents to support their children abroad financially. A solution proposed by Asgharian is to divide tuition fees into segments for international students. Asgharian brought this up to Concordia’s Dean of Students Andrew Woodall in an email but was not acknowledged. “Many students have had no contact with their family members, and [for] over a week due to the government’s shutting down the country’s internet. The shutting down of the country’s internet has also caused all international students to lose access to their banks in Iran,” Asgharian wrote. “Therefore, paying tuition CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Aaron Judge should be number one Pg. 16 ARTS
Murals at Concordia Pg. 18 MUSIC
What is the ‘Ye’ class really like? Pg. 21 OPINIONS
What’s so bad about witches? Pg. 24 ↓↓↓ Read more on theconcordian.com