Cynicism Brews Apathy

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Students dismiss promise

While the 9,100 faculty and staff continue their strike, the students are left out in the cold.

While the province sits on its hands and refuses to intervene, the students are left with uncertainty in their future.

The only voice for the students is the Canadian Federation of Students but even they are going unheard because politicians have their heads stuck too far up their ass. Queens Park is ignoring it like it always does and Ottawa won't stop this ethics issue for two minutes to make a national case of this.

There are students in the 24 colleges here in Ontario that aren't all from this province; many are from out of province and in some cases, even other countries, and our federal government isn't pushing the Ontario provincial government to get off its ass, which in turn needs to force the two sides back to the table.

There are still no talks scheduled to end the walkout by 9,100 faculty and staff that began last Tuesday.

Colleges and Universities Minister Chris Bentley has rejected calls to get directly involved to help end the dispute.

But it just isn't happening and what's worse is that we're now in week two and there is no end in sight.

And... adding pain to suffering, the striking staff and faculty receiving strike pay!

Having been through a teacher's strike when I was in grade 10 (thank you Harris for driving the teachers to that poibnt by ignoring their demands then legislating them back to work when they actually have legal grounds to strike), I can't say I'm thrilled about another strike...

But, I'm not going to worry about it, nor am I going to rejoice. There is no point in either because this is beyond my control. The most I can do is write to my local paper, my MPP and write here.