On February 1, 2021, Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, announced that it was filing for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). It faces the likelihood of massive program cuts and job losses. Reuben Roth is a labour studies and sociology professor at Laurentian. Katlyn Kotila and Darius Garneau are both fourth-year undergraduate …
Thank-you to Reuben, Katlyn, and Darius for speaking to me about the mobilizations in response to the financial fiasco at Laurentian University and to the moves to use its insolvency to impose a radical austerity agenda. Listen for it soon on Talking Radical Radio!