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How China’s energy demands are affecting post-secondary education in B.C.

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Above: President Alan Shaver presides over the convocation ceremonies held from June 11 to 14. Top right: Graduates stand for the introductory blessing at the beginning of the arts convocation held June 13. Far right: The arts platform party applauds graduates after they receive their credentials in congratulations of their achievement. Near right: Members of the first-ever law convocation take to the stage to receive their degrees on June 14. (Sean Brady/The Omega)

International students allowed to work off campus without permit Sean Brady Ω Co-Editor-in-Chief Changes to Canada’s International Student Program mean that those coming to Canada to study will be allowed to work off campus without a work permit or waiting period. With the changes that came into effect on June 1, international students will now be able to work part-time during the school year and full-time between semesters. To be eligible for off-campus work, students must have a valid study permit and be attending classes full-time. No work permit is required. TRUSU international students’ representative Meshari Alanazi had a point to make when acknowledging how helpful this change will be. “International students pay almost triple for tuition, and it has been increasing constantly. It’s going to help them a lot to be able

to pay tuition and their debts,” Alanazi said. Most students want to work, he said, but it hasn’t been easy for them to do so. Prior to these changes, students could work on campus immediately, but had to wait six months before applying for a separate work permit that would allow them to work elsewhere. “I think it’s a wonderful idea. I think it gives students the opportunity to work inbetween terms and have the capacity to become more part of the community. I think it helps them all around,” said Kamloops Immigrant Services executive director Paul Lagace. Kamloops Immigrant Services works to support those new to Canada and offers settlement counselors to those with questions. “They’ll sit down with them and explain to them what they need and how they need to go about getting what they require,” Lagace said.

Lagace anticipates that Kamloops Immigrant Services will serve students looking for off-campus work in the fall, but notes that the job search is their responsibility. As for which jobs will be available, Lagace said like traditional student jobs, they’ll primarily be in the food service industry. “The unfortunate thing is that these are low-paying jobs,” he said. “And very often, not to be critical of Canadian residents, but I hear it all the time, where the Canadian person might say ‘immigrants are coming in and taking our jobs.’ “Well, they’re not. They’re taking the jobs that you don’t want and that you’re not taking. Some Canadians prefer being on assistance to working for minimum wage. They’re willing to work, yes, for a lower income, but they’re willing to work – so they’ll take the jobs. Everyone has an equal opportunity to access jobs.”

Lagace also emphasized the importance of having a strong grasp on the English language, noting it as one of the most important skills for both employment and future immigration efforts. This is especially important in the food service industry.

Alanazi plans on holding a workshop to help international students work out the new rules and has set a date for Oct. 8. Watch for further event information on the TRUSU website by visiting www.trusu.ca.

TRUSU plans on hosting an information session later in the fall. (Sean Brady/The Omega)

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“On June 10, 2014,” began the release from the Law Society of British Columbia, “the members of the Law Society passed a resolution at a special general meeting directing the Benchers to declare that the proposed law school at Trinity Western University is not an approved faculty of law for the purposes of the Law Society’s admission program.” By a vote of 3,210 to 968, the lawyers of B.C. have said, essentially, “If Trinity Western (TWU) gets to discriminate against people in deciding who they educate, we should get to say that we don’t have to have jobs available for their graduates.” The law societies of Upper Canada (“Ontario” for most people) and Nova Scotia had earlier denied accreditation to future hypothetical graduates of the yet to be established institution in the Fraser Valley, which is set to open in the fall of 2016, but the Law Society of B.C. had earlier voted to accept the degree, causing an uproar amongst its own membership, spurring the call for a Special General Meeting (SGM) of the membership. The goal of that meeting was to convince the Benchers, who originally approved the accreditation of the school, to reconsider.

The result of the vote is not legally binding, but membership could call another one that is if the decision is not now reconsidered. The result of the vote, for anyone following along via social media, was not a surprise. There were, by my count, approximately three voices using the Twitter hashtag #TWUvote that sounded like they were for keeping accreditation of the school. I won’t even approximate the number expressing the opposing view. “The religious freedom to discriminate is not one we should fight to defend,” Tweeted Jay Michi, past president of the Thompson Rivers University Society of Law Students, though it is unclear if he was quoting a speaker or if those were his own words. Michael Mulligan, the Victoria lawyer who spurred the SGM by petitioning his colleagues, introduced the resolution at the meeting by pointing out that society is “just coming out of a long dark history of wrongful discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,” and that it was time to get on the right side of history. “If we do not continue to stand up against ignorance & bigotry, they will take us back & the historical wrongs will be repeated,” he said. His address to the meeting is posted on his law office’s website, by the way. He then preemptively shot back against the arguments made by those in favour of TWU’s accreditation that it’s a matter of religious freedom, and TWU has the right to practice their religion and “maintain it as a standard, as an ethos for its university environment,” TWU president Bob Khun was later quoted as saying. “While TWU is desperate to claim that we are here to consider an application by a future student for admission [to the law society], by reference to their religious beliefs, that is simply not the case,” Mulligan said. “We need not speculate about future conduct. Beliefs are not the concern.

Our concern is with the conduct of the university, as an institution, and not the religious views of the faculty or students. Our task is to assess the conduct of the university in order to determine if its approval would further the objects and duties of the law society. On that score there is no need for speculation and the answer is no.” After the vote was counted and the results came back, the atmosphere online was much the same. The Twitterverse defended its ideals even after they’d voted and seen the results of that action. “Asserting that religious freedom entities you to a law school with a ‘no queers’ sign on the gate is disturbing,” said one Twitter user. “I guess now Trinity Western knows how it makes gay people feel. #rejected,” said another. “3210-968! Huge majority voted against discrim[ination] in law school admissions & in favour of equality rights & upholding dignity of all,” said a third. In fact, the overarching sentiment being expressed after the results of the non-binding resolution were elation that

the profession itself had taken a stand in favour of equality. “Law Society vote denying TWU accreditation passes. Not binding on benchers but an indication of our values as a profession,” said Vancouver lawyer Edward Takayanagi. For my part, I would also like to congratulate the lawyers of B.C. who stood up for themselves. They stood up for their profession; they stood up for society as a whole; they stood up in droves against the group that supposedly represents them and said, “Actually, no. That’s not what we want you to do,” and did something about it. There is no doubt in my mind that this fight will be taken all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada (as TWU has been known to do), but there is at least less doubt in my mind now that we are close to a time when equality and human dignity will come out on top of ignorance and exclusion in our society, and that more people are on the right side of history these days. Even the lawyers. editor@truomega.ca

Trinity Western University plans to have its law school up and running by 2016, but a recent vote by the Law Society of British Columbia questions TWU’s place in the law community. (Image courtesy TWU)

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Editor’s Note Sean Brady Ω Co-Editor-in-Chief In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has affirmed the right to online anonymity. Police can no longer request subscriber data from Internet service providers without a warrant. At a time when foreign and domestic spying is making headlines and news of privacy breaches is constant, it’s important that Canadians know how and why their personal information can be shared. With this ruling, there can perhaps be some relief, knowing that law enforcement agencies cannot make overreaching requests without the oversight of the courts. For some, however, there may be no such relief. This ruling concerns the case of Matthew Spencer, a Saskatchewan man convicted and arrested in 2007 for possession of child pornography. Critics

of the ruling are saying it’s just more red tape for police to go through to catch pedophiles. In this case, the man’s conviction will be upheld because “the exclusion of the evidence rather than its admission would bring the administration of justice into disrepute,” read the June 13 ruling. While the crime in question here is a serious one, the focus of the case for civil liberties advocates is the method used by police, specifically whether or not their actions constituted an unwarranted search. The SCC ruled that it did. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) called the decision “substantial” and noted that it may play a significant role in the association’s challenge to a piece of federal privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). “In particular, the Court’s decision confirms CCLA’s view that PIPEDA is legislation to protect privacy, and cannot be used to undermine it,” read the CCLA press release. To put police methods in context, it might be helpful to look at what kind of information service providers currently disclose to police. Rogers received 175,000 requests for customer information in 2013 according to its recently released transparency report for 2013. Rogers said that it fights requests it finds to be overly broad, but doesn’t define “overly broad” or say how many cases are denied or fought. About 87,000 of these requests were confirmations of name and address, done, according to Rogers, so that

The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in R. v. Spencer came on June 13, following the man’s arrest and conviction in 2007. (Bill Linsdell/Flickr Commons)

“police do not issue a warrant to the wrong person.” Court orders and warrants resulted in 74,000 customer information requests, 2,500 were government requests made under provincial or federal law, 9,300 were related to life-threatening emergencies and 711 were emergency assistance for cases of child sexual exploitation. Rogers was following suit, after another ISP published a transparency report on information requests. TekSavvy, a smaller Internet service provider that has taken a notably protective stance on its customers’ privacy, only disclosed information for one-third of the requests it made, though

those requests totalled just 52. While the figures from Rogers will likely be reapportioned, it’ll be more interesting to see whether or not the total number of requests goes down. With information easily available, were law enforcement agencies over requesting simply because there was little or no opposition to their requests? The SCC’s decision adds a vital layer of protection to our online privacy, which is becoming increasingly important as we conduct affairs online, and increasingly threatened as spying and privacy breaches become regular occurrences. editor@truomega.ca

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June 2014

What’s next for a greener TRU? Department of Environment and Sustainability wants your input on where they should focus their resources Mike Davies Ω Co-Editor-in-Chief We’ve got solar panels on top of a bunch of buildings, composting bins in the halls and we use one-third less paper as an institution than we did four years ago. Now the TRU Environment and Sustainability department wants you to help them plan their focus going forward. With the recent development of a strategic plan for the university itself, department director Jim Gudjonson said it’s time for the department to reevaluate, as well. “We thought that the strategic sustainability plan should have a similar timeline to the overall campus strategic plan,” he said. “Because sustainability has been highlighted as a priority for the next five years [by TRU], our plan can dig a little deeper into how we can line up the resources, both departmental and divisional, to address that priority that has been set by the university itself.” Now that the school, through initiatives put in place by Gudjonson’s department, has reduced its overall energy use by about 15 per cent, “and we’re targeting 25 per cent by the end of 2016,” he said, they can shift the focus of their office while “staying the course,” on those implemented energy initiatives. But first they need to find out what the community itself wants from them. The first community consultation is scheduled to take place Thursday, June 19, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Activity Centre’s Grand Hall. The plan for that meeting is to take all the priorities – transportation, waste management, purchasing, engagement, etc. – and begin the consultation process with the TRU community to find out where students, staff and faculty think they should be focusing their efforts before the strategic sustainability plan is set out, in order to better serve those who live, study and work on campus. That consultation will ask questions on 18 themes in four categories, so it will be fairly thorough in an attempt to get as specific as possible so that goals will be realistic. “We hope to really drill down and get a sense of what the TRU family wants, and then we’ll create a plan about how we’re going to go about achieving that,” Gudjonson said. “For example, if everybody thinks we should do a better job of water conservation and irrigation…and only 50 per cent of people think we really need a community garden, our limited resources will go to water for the next couple of years.” One thing Gudjonson and his team would like to work on, and he hopes the community agrees should be a priority, is getting more specific water metering in place around campus so they can get a better feel of where the water waste happens so they can target its reduction. “Water is something that, with our limited resources, both human and financial, we just simply haven’t gotten to yet,” he said, noting that in the past few years, their focus has been on energy conservation and generation, as well as waste management, recycling and diverting waste away from landfills in various other ways, such as composting.

Jim Gudjonson, TRU’s director of Environment and Sustainability, shows off one of the “Zero Waste Stations” located all across campus. (Mike Davies/The Omega)

“Right off the top we’re going to target a 25 per cent water reduction in the next five years.” That will require metering every building on campus, as well as various irrigation zones, in order to determine the most efficient way to save, both in short and long terms. “Right now we have one campuswide meter,” he said, which reports the overall amount of water usage, but that information is really not very useful. If they are going to make an impact on water usage, they need more specific information to be able to plan their approach more effectively. Once that water usage information is

capturing rainwater and grey water (water captured using on-site recycling systems), and using that water for things like toilet flushing, Gudjonson has a ton of ideas to make that 25 per cent reduction happen. More on what they’ve been up to recently

As they move forward with the creation of the new plan, Gudjonson took a moment to highlight some of the office’s accomplishments thus far. He said he is particularly proud of the new composting program, which, aside from a few fruit fly complaints, which were “easily dealt with,” is diverting a huge amount of waste from the landfills, especially when viewed in conjunction with the zerowaste stations and recycling programs that were already present. He’s also extremely impressed with the energy consumption and emission patterns he’s been seeing. “We’ve managed —Jim Gudjonson, to continually lower our emissions in spite of our Director, Environment and campus continuously growing since 2009,” he Sustainability, TRU said. Between the House of Learning, the Old Main addition, the New Residence, the Campus Activity Centre addition, campus has increased in size 12-14 available, however, Gudjonson is ready per cent, he said, and have reduced to implement changes. emissions every year. Between short term adjustments Right now, according to Gudjonson, like installing more efficient irrigation TRU saves about $225,000 a year heads and equipment as well as better because of the projects his department scheduling for sprinkler systems, and has undertaken, creating a “revolving the long-term, large-scale projects like energy fund.” which is where the replacing the groundcover itself with majority of their financial resources varieties of plants that require less come from. water, installing low-flush toilets, and “Instead of that money going to the

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utilities companies, that money comes back to this department,” to put toward more energy saving and sustainability initiatives. They’ve also been working in tandem with TRU IT Services, installing power-saving software, “smart bars” that turn off everything plugged into them when your computer turns off, and other initiatives. The department has also reduced paper usage on campus by one-third. Sustaining sustainability

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“There’s almost a sense of triage,” Gudjonson said in regards to the obstacles he sees with sustainability initiatives and their implementation. “When you have so many things you’d like to do and you can only pick a couple,” because of limited financial resources, he said, it makes prioritization very important. “It’s been tough in the post-secondary sector. There hasn’t been a lot of new money for facilities maintenance and that kind of thing. Everybody’s dealing with financial constraints…so that’s always the main challenge.” It’s far from the only challenge, though. Another challenge is the need for a behaviour and cultural change surrounding sustainability. Despite seeing an overall increase in engagement over the past few years, Gudjonson said “there are still a large percentage of folks who are simply really busy, and there’s only so much time in a day.” When you combine the lack of people’s available time with the fact that they don’t feel engaged to the university community itself, it’s no surprise that their limited time isn’t spent worrying about ways to make it more sustainable. “It’s a fundamental issue, and one of the toughest nuts to crack,” Gudjonson

said, “We could nourish the sense of community here a bit more…and create a sense of place for students to feel attached and engaged.” Despite this, Gudjonson said that he has seen an increase in interest and engagement, at least from faculty and staff, in what the department has been doing. “Whenever we put a call out for a survey, or need help with an initiative, there are increasing numbers of folks that want to help out.” Moving forward Gudjonson is excited to hear what members of the TRU community want to see them take on going forward. Besides his hope for water conservation, he’s also hoping to help continue developing some opportunities on the academic side of the institution, despite the majority of their focus being “operational” in nature. “Through things like our Sustainability Grant Fund,” he said, as an example, “there’s an opportunity for students to tap into some money to do research around sustainability, and also to engage the local businesses and broader community for some real winwin projects that we can help fund. I think there’s a lot more opportunity for us to be of assistance, not only to help and support the local community, but to also to give the students a richer experience while they’re here—to give them some real skills in working with business and get them civically engaged which is something they can take with them when they leave.” You can get more information about the Strategic Sustainability Plan by attending the consultation meeting on June 19, or by emailing the department directly. Gudjonson can be contacted at jgudjonson@tru.ca with questions, or you can surf around on their website at tru.ca/sustain.

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The energy job gamble What does the “re-engineering of education” mean for B.C. post-secondary students and future workers? Sean Brady Ω Co-Editor-in-Chief Economists, environmentalists and policy groups have all taken stabs at predicting the future of British Columbia’s economy. Some hope for job creation, some just hope we can maintain the jobs we have, and some are concerned about the environmental well-being of the province. The questions raised from the predictions made are important ones, though. They’re also hard to answer. In China, energy consumption is matching economic growth, and the country finds itself with a demand for energy and the money to pay for it. Other Asian countries are continuously having to re-evaluate their energy needs. Back here in B.C., students weigh their academic options, trying to decide between the arts, sciences and trades, looking for a path that might one day land them a job. What does the future of Asian energy markets have to do with B.C. post-secondary education? It might be a whole lot. The provincial government has high hopes for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. It’s looking to build five LNG plants and supporting pipelines, resulting in “more than 39,000 annual jobs … over a nine-year construction period and 75,000 jobs once these plants are fully operational,” according to a Nov. 29, 2013 press release following one of Premier Christy Clark’s trips to Asia. In terms of the timeline, the scope of the plan is massive. The phrase “lasting legacy” is even being tossed around.

“The market potential is clear, and demand for LNG is growing. Our LNG Strategy has attracted the interest of the world, and the progress made to date is proof that we are destined to be a global supplier of natural gas. LNG is an unprecedented opportunity to build economic wealth for our province and to build a lasting legacy for British Columbians,” Rich Coleman, minister of energy and mines, said in a February 2013 press release. It’s with these plans in mind that the province rolled out the Skills for Jobs Blueprint to “re-engineer education” to help fill the trades jobs it hopes to create. A big part of the plan is the reallocation of funds towards programs that produce students for high-demand professions. Although this includes a wide array of trades positions that truly are in high demand, the move looks like a gamble to some, primarily because B.C.’s LNG future is anything but determined. “B.C. shouldn’t gamble with postsecondary education simply to provide

This graph, found in the 2013/14-2015/16 TRU Institutional Accountability Plan and Report, shows that around midway through 2015, demand for workers will begin exceeding supply. (Image courtesy TRU)

Bill Tieleman for the Tyee in a May 6 opinion piece. Tieleman also noted his support for more trades training, calling the initiative “long overdue.” In its 2014 Institutional Accountability Plan & Report, TRU presented material adapted from the province’s job data and reported that “the demand for skilled workers is expected to grow at a faster rate than the supply of skilled workers, leading to an estimated shortage of 61,500 workers by 2020. In order to meet the demand, —Rich Coleman, the B.C. labour market is expected to rely heavily upon migrants from the rest Minister of Energy and Mines of Canada as well as other countries.” The B.C. government’s workers for an unproven industry with projected revenues as a result of LNG an unclear future and an unknown are between $130 billion and $260 commitment to job creation,” wrote billion over the next 30 years, with $100

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billion or more of that money going into the province’s “Prosperity Fund.” But these numbers, based on LNG prospects and continued economic growth, have garnered skepticism from some. The B.C. office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a critical report in April 2014, which called on the government to conduct a reality check of its own. In addressing demand, the report noted that Asian markets are anything but predictable. “Japan and South Korea account for more than half of global LNG imports, yet both may reduce LNG imports as they reinstate nuclear power after shutdowns in recent years,” the report reads. It continues, “Japan was the single largest importer of LNG by a large margin, with more than one-third (36 per cent) of global imports.” But in analysing the reasons for Japan’s LNG appetite, the report reveals that a large part of the demand was Japan’s momentary nuclear facility

This was the trade show floor at the provincial government-hosted International LNG in BC Conference in May 2014. (Image courtesy Province of British Columbia)

shutdowns in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and disaster at Fukushima, and that in its recent 2014 Basic Energy Plan, it has plans to restart much of its nuclear activity. “If Japan’s gas consumption fell back to 2010 levels, this drop would be more than all of China’s LNG imports in 2012,” the report states. The CCPA also warned against an Asian market “buyer’s club,” pointing to the fact that India, Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan account for 70 per cent of LNG imports. The buyer’s club is something Premier Clark has addressed before. She told the Globe and Mail that “I don’t know that there will be a buyers’ club – I don’t know all the competitors in Asia will be able to get together to set those prices,” in a Dec. 10, 2013 article. As a result of these analyses, the CCPA predicts that LNG income tax and royalties will only amount to $0.2 billion to $0.6 billion per year, noting for context that B.C.’s annual budget is $45 billion per year. Among the other caveats pointed out by the CCPA, is the issue of domestic gas prices. The CCPA report states that natural gas production in B.C. has increased by one-third in the past five years, even though domestic prices have remained “extremely low.” Furthermore, it points out that infrastructure costs related to turning the gas into a liquid for transport will eat away at the price differences between Asian markets and North American markets, canceling out any high price demand overseas. The success or failure of what might be a high risk gamble by the B.C. government aside, the “re-engineering of education” will have an effect on post-secondary education. In a May 14 opinion piece to the Toronto Star, Don Tapscott called for the defense of arts and science degrees. “The purpose of education is not only to train workers. Considering challenges such as climate change, economic turmoil and international conflict, we need workers who are also knowledgeable citizens,” Tapscott wrote. “Yes, we need ‘STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates. But what we really need is ‘STEAM,’ adding in an A for arts.” If the gamble pays off, B.C. could find itself with a wealth of tradespeople ready and willing to work within the province and a hefty bank account to add in some financial security. But with so many external factors at play and questions over how we’re changing the makeup of our post-secondary education system, is it a bet we should have made?

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7 Sports Racing the Ranch Sean Brady Ω Co-Editor-in-Chief Riders ripped down the Kamloops Bike Ranch’s 2014 Race the Ranch course over the weekend.

B.C. Lions FanFest 2014 Mike Davies Ω Co-Editor-in-Chief As the BC Lions wrap up another successful training camp—the fifth straight year Kamloops has hosted them— they, as always, returned the favour by hosting their fans for a shindig at the Tournament Capital Centre. Sunday, June 8 was this edition of FanFest, where football fans got to mix and mingle with the players and coaching staff they’ll be watching on the field during the upcoming CFL season, and they turned out in droves to do so. There were shirts, jerseys and other gear to be bought, food and drink to be had, kids faces to be painted, music and celebration in abundance, and, most importantly for some, autographs to gather. The City of Kamloops is currently in negotiations to host the team’s training camp into the future, so if that process goes well we’ll have this annual gathering to look forward to for years to come.

Check out more photos from the event at truomega.ca

More than 200 riders from all over B.C. and Alberta came out for the race. The fastest time of the day went to Magnus Manson of Sechelt, B.C. in the Junior Expert Men (17-18) category, with a time of 2:00.50

down the 1.2 km course, which also descends nearly 140 metres. Left: Max Nutini of Trail, B.C. Middle: Colby Bolster, Abbotsford, B.C. Right: Darcy Rowden, Kamloops, B.C. (Sean Brady/The Omega)

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From all of us, thank you.