U-pass Ombudsman Complaint
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MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release April 8, 2009 Students submit U-Pass discrimination complaint to BC Ombudsman Vancouver --Students submitted a formal complaint today to TransLink and the Ministry of Transportation through the office of the BC Ombudsman, seeking to overturn policy that bars over 20,000 Metro Vancouver students from U-Pass prices offered to UBC students. The complaint follows years of attempts to negotiate a fair U-Pass on behalf of students at Vancouver Community College, Emily Carr University, and Douglas College. The complaint was submitted by the students’ unions of each of the institutions, and their provincial organization, the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia. “Students at our institutions continue to be burdened with paying fees that are many times what students at UBC pay,” said Maggie Murray, spokesperson for the Students’ Unions of Vancouver Community College. “After years of good faith attempts to negotiate with TransLink, it’s time to elevate this case of discrimination to the BC Ombudsman.” Students at Vancouver Community College, Emily Carr University and Douglas College currently pay up to five times more for public transit than students on the U-Pass program. Because students at these institutions already have a high ridership, TransLink has refused to negotiate a U-Pass that would be comparable in price to institutions like UBC. The complaint alleges this policy discriminates against low-income and immigrant students who must use public transit more frequently. ‘This is a fundamental issue of fairness and affordability for students at these institutions,” said Shamus Reid, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia. “Our hope is for this complaint to hold TransLink accountable to low-income and immigrant British Columbians.” -30-
For more information, please contact: Shamus Reid, Chairperson Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia
604.733.1880 (office) 778.322.7208 (mobile)
Maggie Murray, Spokesperson Students’ Unions of Vancouver Community College
604.785.7702
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release April 8, 2009 Students submit U-Pass discrimination complaint to BC Ombudsman Vancouver --Students submitted a formal complaint today to TransLink and the Ministry of Transportation through the office of the BC Ombudsman, seeking to overturn policy that bars over 20,000 Metro Vancouver students from U-Pass prices offered to UBC students. The complaint follows years of attempts to negotiate a fair U-Pass on behalf of students at Vancouver Community College, Emily Carr University, and Douglas College. The complaint was submitted by the students’ unions of each of the institutions, and their provincial organization, the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia. “Students at our institutions continue to be burdened with paying fees that are many times what students at UBC pay,” said Maggie Murray, spokesperson for the Students’ Unions of Vancouver Community College. “After years of good faith attempts to negotiate with TransLink, it’s time to elevate this case of discrimination to the BC Ombudsman.” Students at Vancouver Community College, Emily Carr University and Douglas College currently pay up to five times more for public transit than students on the U-Pass program. Because students at these institutions already have a high ridership, TransLink has refused to negotiate a U-Pass that would be comparable in price to institutions like UBC. The complaint alleges this policy discriminates against low-income and immigrant students who must use public transit more frequently. ‘This is a fundamental issue of fairness and affordability for students at these institutions,” said Shamus Reid, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia. “Our hope is for this complaint to hold TransLink accountable to low-income and immigrant British Columbians.” -30-
For more information, please contact: Shamus Reid, Chairperson Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia
604.733.1880 (office) 778.322.7208 (mobile)
Maggie Murray, Spokesperson Students’ Unions of Vancouver Community College
604.785.7702
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