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Laurentian cuts felt across Canada
From opposite ends of the country, we watched the recently announced program closures and layoffs at Laurentian University with deep dismay. Our immediate thoughts are with the Laurentian students, faculty and staff directly affected by this restructuring under the inappropriate use of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act combined with government inaction and senior administrative failures. Ultimately, however, the harm reaches much further.
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As faculty members at universities that, like Laurentian, are situated in regions where many students cannot simply choose a different institution, we have a special appreciation for the consequences of the restructuring of Laurentian: if a program is not offered close to home, it is simply unavailable to many of our students. The closur