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Flyers lining the wall of Carleton\u2019s students\u2019 centre highlight events and services offered by the school\u2019s associations. Photo by Kayla Holmes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Student associations celebrate victory against controversial Student Choice Initiative.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ontario\u2019s Superior Court of Justice ruled this week that the Student Choice Initiative, put in place earlier this year by Doug Ford\u2019s government, was unlawful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Starting in September 2019, the initiative allowed post-secondary students in Ontario to opt out of non-mandatory fees. This affected funding for student associations, student-run media and university clubs and societies.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis was an unprecedented attack on student unions,\u201d said Sofia Desclazi, a representative of the Canadian Federation of Students on Friday. \u201cAnd it really hampered the ability of student unions to be able to deliver essential services on campus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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On Nov. 21, the Superior Court agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The decision<\/a> came months after a lawsuit was launched by the Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students. The court stated that allowing \u201cstudents to opt out of student association fees and other \u2018non-essential\u2019 services is inconsistent with the universities\u2019 autonomous governance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At Carleton University, students could choose which services to support. Travis Lindgren, who is the general manager for Carleton\u2019s undergraduate students\u2019 association, said that on average, each student group lost about 15 per cent of its financial support this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At 20 per cent, Carleton\u2019s student radio station, CKCU, lost the most support.<\/p>\n

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Jeff Pelletier, a radio host at CKCU, said the initiative\u2019s effect on student-run media limits students\u2019 right to free expression.<\/p>\n

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