Similar to our discussion with Murray Jowett regarding the November 2007 CFS AGM, we ask Geoff how the discussion went on some of the more interesting motions that were brought forward at this Ottawa meeting. We’ll be adding a document containing the motions as well as updates on how all the voting went to this post as soon as we have them.

Download: 022 – Mr. Brown Goes to Ottawa

To fill the empty weeks, we’ll be doing a few things around here, including putting the entire archive back online as well as trying out some new ideas for the website.  Stay tuned to the site (or subscribe to our RSS feed) for more.

And lastly, The Fishbowl was recently nominated (and won!) for “Best Spoken Word Show” in the 2008 Best of CKUW awards!!  Thanks to everyone for listening and sending in your ideas and comments — we’re always trying to make the show better, so thanks everyone for helping us get to this point.

Local newspapers and interest groups (students included) have been buzzing over the past week about the possibility of the Manitoba’s nine-year freeze on tuition fees disappearing in today’s provincial budget. We talked to the Minister to clarify what’s going on and to clear up some of the rumours that have been floating around since the announcement.

We’ll post all the details surrounding the announcement following this afternoon’s release of the budget.

Download: 021 – Global Warming? But It’s Freezing Here!

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The in-show interview is with J.J. McCullough who, as Chief Electoral Officer for the Simon Fraser Student Society’s Independent Electoral Commission, oversaw the referendum. We also have a supplemental interview with Amy Fox, the External Relations Officer for the Simon Fraser Student Society. A representative from the Canadian Federation of Students was not available to come on the show.

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Download: 019 – Who Do You Love? (53.4MB)

The interview with Amy Fox will be available on Monday afternoon.

Episode 18 features a chat with Cameron Derkson, Chair of the Board of the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association, giving a general overview of what the UWSA does at the organizational — or board — level. We also talk about the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the UWSA — what it is, why anyone should care about it, and how individual students can direct the priorities of the Students’ Association.

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If you have any questions about the UWSA, the board, the AGM, or anything else talked about in this episode, you can contact Cameron via email at chair@theuwsa.ca.

• the leaked plan of the Canadian Federation of Students-BC to keep three B.C. schools in the CFS,
• Voter-Funded Media as used in student elections at Simon Fraser and University of British Columbia,
• and the attack by CFS-MB on the salaries of university presidents in Manitoba.

We’ll be putting all of these episodes online as soon as we figure out new hosting, but in the meantime, you can download the show through the CKUW website, at ckuw.ca. Click on “Program Schedule” and then download Wednesday’s People of Interest, which is the show during which The Fishbowl is broadcast.

Speaking of CKUW, the station that hosts The Fishbowl is currently in the middle of its annual funding drive — which is when they ask the listeners to support the station by giving toward this year’s goal of $45,000. It’s a week-long event, but it keeps the station on the air and running smoothly for the entire year — and it will only succeed with your support. Check out fundrive.ckuw.ca for information on all the gifts/incentives that you can get by donating the to station. The shirts are great — trust me.

In the tradition of FUNdrive, we at The Fishbowl have whipped up a great incentive for anyone who donates $60 or more to our show — you’ll be entered to win coffee and dessert with Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and current President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg. Only people who donate to The Fishbowl will have this opportunity to sit down and chat with the man behind the school, while enjoying a tasty coffee and dessert free-of-charge! For every $30 you donate in addition to the $60, you’ll get an additional entry into the draw.

If you’d like to pledge to the show, there are a few ways you can do it:

• you can email us at fishbowlshow@gmail.com with your contact information and how much you’d like to pledge;
• phone (204) 774-6877 either during our show (Wednesday8:35am-9am GMT-6)
• pledge on-line at fundrive.ckuw.ca

NOTE: Pledges to the station are always accepted, but to be entered into the draw for coffee and dessert with Dr. Axworthy, you must pledge to The Fishbowl by 9am on Wednesday, as the draw will take place immediately after Wednesday’s show.

As for the Fishbowl in general, we’ve been on a bit of a break for the holidays, but don’t worry — the world of student politics has been moving along at a steady pace and there are interesting stories galore that are lining up to be told. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming shortly.

Keep in mind, if you’re a student at the University of Winnipeg, the 2007-2008 general election cycle begins on February 1 with a week of nominations. We’ll have more information for you soon, but if you’re interested in running, now would be a good time to start thinking about it.

Recently he wrote an article for the Uniter about the UWSA and the implications of student apathy. We talked to him about that article for this episode.

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Well, we’ve had a bit of a lag recently due to various essays, exams and practicum adventures, but we are back with another episode of student politic goodness.

In this episode we talk to Max Silverman, the Vice-President External Affairs for the Students’ Society of McGill University about such things as the recent student strikes in Quebec, as well as the recent decision of the Canadian Federation of Students to axe their membership in the organization.

We were also lucky enough to have a guest host in Devin’s absense. Former University of Winnipeg Students’ Association President Kate Sjoberg joined us and talked about her time at the University as President.

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There was so much content however, that we couldn’t include it all in the show. Below you will find some insightful extras from our conversation with Max Silverman that we couldn’t fit into the show due to time restrictions.

Max Silverman on…

Police/Student Clashes

SSMU at the CFS AGM

The Future of the Quebec Student Strike

Quebec’s Social Contract with Students