Justin Patrick

1 month ago | campusreview.com.au | Justin Patrick

An Australian National University pro-Palestine encampment in May last year.

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Justin Patrick

Last year, there were multiple protest encampments and other actions by groups of students on Canadian university campuses regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Regardless of one’s stance on the issue, the protests by both sides point to a larger systemic problem. Canadian universities are prone to civil unrest because their governance structures lack transparency and do not give enough power to students.

Jan 16, 2025 | tolerance.ca | Justin Patrick

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Jan 16, 2025 | theconversation.com | Justin Patrick

Almost every post-secondary student in Canada must live under some form of democratic student government known as a student union. They are largely incorporated under provincial or federal non-profit legislation. Student unions allocate students’ pooled resources to organize extracurricular aspects of education. They administer services to improve students’ quality of life.

May 20, 2023 | thevarsity.ca | Justin Patrick

In addition to campus student unions, U of T students are represented by and pay fees to student governments at provincial, national, and more recently, international levels. As student governments grow in size and scope, student journalism must also grow to hold these supra-campus organizations accountable. Supra-campus student governments can have significant impacts on students.