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Way Students: Process and Students

way students: In a statement to CTV News, advanced education minister Deb Matthews is stressing the importance of the democratic process, according to CTV. She says, This Open Letter is a way students are expressing their concern and engaging in the democratic process just as collective bargaining process is part of our democratic process. On Friday, student association leaders sent out an open letter to the government, urging the province to get college administrators and striking faculty back to the bargaining table to end a labour dispute that has seen classes cancelled at 24 colleges in Ontario. While the uncertainty students face is challenging, I want them to know that previous college strikes have not led to students losing their semester. The labour dispute involves more than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians. We are hopeful that both parties will find a solution at the table that gets students back in the classroom where they belong. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.