Carol Hughes says loss of midwife program tough on the north
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The Member of Parliament for our region says the loss of the midwife program at Laurentian University in Sudbury is big blow to the north. Algoma-Manitoulin Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes raised the issue in the House of Commons after the program was cut by the University under the Federal companies creditor arrangement act.
“The CCAA was never intended for public institutions and these cuts to healthcare courses limits opportunities in the north for Indigenous, francophone and racialized students, and reduces access to services women rely on. We must act now.”
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The Ontario government moved to grant independence to a medical school and a francophone university in Northern Ontario on Thursday, just days after more than 100 faculty positions and nearly 70 programs were eliminated at Laurentian University.
One of the universities currently involved with the medical school seemed taken by surprise, and said it was not consulted.
Proposed changes would make Northern Ontario School of Medicine standalone university
The Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation to establish the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Université de Hearst (Hearst) as independent, standalone degree-granting institutions.
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Posted: Apr 16, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine would become a standalone institution, if proposed provincial legislation passes.(Jenifer Norwell/CBC)
The Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation to establish the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Université de Hearst (Hearst) as independent, standalone degree-granting institutions.
NOSM has campuses and offices at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, and at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The school opened in 2005, and operates as a not-for-profit corporation.
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Growing anger, bitterness over Laurentian cuts These cuts disproportionately affected and hurt the francophone community, the Indigenous community and marginalized groups. We lost a part of Sudbury’s unique soul on April 12
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Publishing date: Apr 14, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 5 minute read • Maria Iotzov, left, and Nadia Verrelli participate in a finger-weaving workshop at a celebration of Metis history and culture at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday March 16, 2018. Verrelli, a professor, was let go as Laurentian announced deep job and program cuts this week. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network
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