Ford wants to restore the Student Choice Initiative during a pandemic. It's a low blow.
The Student Choice Initiative (SCI) had devastating consequences for students and student clubs when it was implemented in 2019. Bringing it back now—in the midst of a pandemic—will only harm students more. Queen’s University is one of five universities intervening in the Ford administration’s appeal, scheduled for March 23-24, to bring back the SCI. Considering it failed to act against the initiative’s initial implementation in 2019, Queen’s acting now—no matter how small—is a positive thing. The SCI was first initiated as a trial-run of sorts, aiming to save students money b...