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Article content While Laurentian may soon be granted an extended period of time and an additional emergency loan to pursue its restructuring plan, critics say this would do little to help the students and faculty who have already been impacted by program and job cuts. “It just extends the secrecy of the process,” said Reuben Roth, an associate professor of labour studies whose job has been terminated, along with those of more than a hundred colleagues. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. More Laurentian turmoil is predicted Back to video In the meantime, the respite would prohibit sacked profs and support staff from accessing severance packages to which they should be entitled through their collective agreements and provincial labour laws and only lead to a greater exodus of students, according to Roth.

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