Farewell, FNU
The case of First Nations University of Canada is certainly sad, but timely. Sad, in that it’s another example of liberal hopes gone horribly awry. Timely, in that it’s yet another indication of how Ottawa intends to get serious about how it spends money.
To sum up the news story: both the Saskatchewan and federal governments have pulled more than $12 million in funding from FNUC: $5.2 million from Regina, $7.5 million from Ottawa. That’s over half of the university’s funding, and unless you’re planning on running a post-secondary institution on an austerity scheme, the double-whammy effectively kills FNUC for 2010-11.
The reason? Extended problems with the university’s governance. You’ll note that in neither Globe nor Star-Phoenix story, no Opposition politician, provincial or federal, is being quoted on the story. And that’s because the governance problems are so systemic, so far gone, and so well known, that no politician with any sense would be willing to argue with either government’s decision.
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royalist Says:
years of corruption, year’s in which to change, warning after warning. Now the whining will start from the left and the chief’s how it’s their right to do what ever they want with taxpayers monies. Even if it means hurting the students!
Posted on February 9th, 2010 at 10:22 am
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Posted on February 9th, 2010 at 11:08 am