Family sues police March 4, 1998 By Robert Gillies The family of Ryerson student Manish Odhavji, who was shot to death by police last Sept. 26, have launched a $1 million lawsuit against Toronto Police Chief David Boothby and several officers, claiming they deliberately sabotaged a Special Investigations Unit (SIU) probe into the case. Odhavji, 22, was unarmed when he was […]
ICLRPs on the way March 4, 1998 By Anthony Agostino If you think you’ve got the Ontario Student Assistance Program all figured out, think again. On Feb. 20, Ontario Education and Training Minister Dave Johnson announced an income-contingent loan repayment program (ICLRP), and asked Canada’s major banks for assistance in revising the student loan system. ICRLPs base the repayment of student loans […]
Waiting for Millennium fund March 4, 1998 By Kathryn Dunmore The federal government introduced its vaunted Millennium Scholarship fund last week in its budget. The fund wowed some but others were not impressed with the government’s attempt to placate students. Finance Minister Paul Martin announced on Feb. 24 the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation will be set up in 2000, giving $2.5 billion […]