Romano a no-show at LU town hall, participants call for funding to stabilize university
Ministry says province funded Laurentian in the range of $73M to $81M over the last five years, far more than other institutions’
Mar 4, 2021 9:00 AM By: Heidi Ulrichsen
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Participants in a March 3 virtual town hall meeting on Laurentian University show their support for the institution. (Heidi Ulrichsen/Sudbury.com)
Speakers at a March 3 town hall meeting on Laurentian University’s restructuring amid its insolvency expressed their dismay at the situation, and called upon the province to step up and provide secure funding for the school.
The event was organized by Sudbury NDP MPP Jamie West, the community group Save our Sudbury (which has been speaking out about the issues surrounding Laurentian’s restructuring) and the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA).
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Jamie West, MPP for Sudbury, co-hosted a town hall with fourth-year student Katlyn Kotila calling on the province to provide secure funding for the institution after it filed for creditor protection in February.
“It’s my job to bring your concerns to the provincial government and I have heard nothing louder than the voices of my community,” West said.
“Laurentian University and the affiliated universities are a gem in our city,” he said.
West says that the years of underfunding by the Conservative and Liberal governments have left post-secondary education institutions across Ontario “really struggling.”
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