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Poll: With UTMSU’s controversial legal fee pledge receiving criticism, The Medium wants to know what you think.

By Matthew Filipowich | 25 Jun 09 | Posted in Poll | Comments (0)

UTMSU pays legal fees

On June 17, the UTM Student Union (UTMSU) made a donation of $1,000 to Angela Regnier, the executive director of the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU). Reignier, who is not a student but full-time staff, was one of three protesters arrested on charges of mischief interference with property last month during a Tamil protest that occupied the Gardiner Expressway for six hours.

The motion to donate the money was approved at a UTMSU Board of Directors meeting following a written request from UTSU President Sandy Hudson. “We would ask that you donate today to support the constitutional rights of individuals to demonstrate peacefully and participate in civil disobedience,� wrote Hudson.

UTSU has started a legal fund for Regnier and is calling on student unions in the GTA to donate toward the legal fees. During the UTMSU Board of Directors meeting many questions were raised regarding this controversial motion, which had already been approved by the UTMSU executive committee but needed further approval…

By Saaliha Malik | | Posted in Cover, News | Comments (55)

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