Advocacy Documents

The following documents are messages sent from the MRFA to various groups in response to the funding cuts to post-secondary education in Alberta and related issues.

Advocacy and Union Support Letters

• MRFA Letter to Minister Copping (October 2, 2019)
• MRFA Letter to Minister Nicolaides (October 3, 2019)
• MRFA October, 2019 Letter to Board of Governors

Data and Resources

• MRFA Data Sheet on PSE in Alberta (January 2019)
• MRFA Model PSE Platform(re-posted April 27, 2018. Original Post – April 2015)

Press Releases

• MRFA Advocacy Week 2018 Press Release (February 23, 2018)
• Bill 7 Press Release – April 7, 2017(April 7, 2017)
• Advocacy Week 2017 Press Release (March 23, 2017)
• MRFA Statement on US Immigration Ban – media release (January 31, 2017)
• MRFA Press Release 2016-03-30 mtg re budget matters(2) (March 30, 2016)
• Press Release – Time to Invest In Alberta’s Most Strategic Renewable Resource(October 26, 2015)
• ACIFA Media Release Regarding Mobilizing Public Support for PSE (February 27, 2015)
• MEDIA RELEASE Feb 4 re advocacy week (Feb 4, 2015)
• Provincial Budget Press Release(March 6, 2014)
• Media Advisory on Anti-Democratic Bills 45 and 46 (Jan 14, 2014)
• MRFA_Statement_applied_research_and_economic_diversification
• 2013 Press Release on Provincial Budget (March 8, 2013)
• MRFA letter to the Board regarding the Letter of Expectation
• MRU Student, Faculty and Staff March, Press Release(April 9, 2013)
• How Cuts to Post Secondary Harm Students, Open Letter to Albertans

The following articles include statements made by the MRFA regarding the cuts to post-secondary education in Alberta. Sorted chronologically.

Mount Royal University braces for cuts, despite new money from province

May 16, 2018 – CBC Article citing internal Memos (no comment provided by MRFA in the midst of negotiations with the Board)

MRU Faculty Hoping for No Cut in NDP Budget

October 26, 2015 – 660 News interview with Marc Schroeder

Letter to the Editor: Revenue is Premier Prentice’s Biggest Problem (“More Revenue Needed”).

Cross, Gerry. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 27 Sept 2014

Province restores $50M to schools; Post-secondary institutions seek stable funding

Gerein, Keith; Howell, Trevor. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 07 Nov 2013: A.3

Impact of Alberta post-secondary cuts felt across the province/Les conséquences des compressions dans l’enseignement postsecondaire en Alberta se font sentir dans toute la province

Anonymous. CAUT Bulletin 60.7(Sep 2013): A1,A5,A7

Universities raise alarm over effect of $147M budget cut; Worst blow since the 1930s, professors say

Gignac, Tamara. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 17 Aug 2013: A.4

MRU staff say big cuts will hurt community; Eight diploma programs to be slashed

Ferguson, Eva. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 29 May 2013: B.2

MRU taking axe to courses; University looking to halt intake for eight programs

Weismiller, Bryan. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 17 Apr 2013: A.1

Frustrated Alberta students, faculty protest education cuts

Ferguson, Eva. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 11 Apr 2013: B.1

Alta. students, faculty protest education cuts

Ferguson, Eva. Leader Post [Regina, Sask] 11 Apr 2013: B.5

Mount Royal students to protest funding cuts

Weismiller, Bryan. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 05 Apr 2013: B.4

Higher learning handed revamp; Overhaul of post-secondary system called ‘non-negotiable’

Weismiller, Bryan. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 25 Mar 2013: A.1

Weighing the harm

Cross, Gerry. Calgary Herald [Calgary, Alta] 15 Mar 2013: A.13

The following articles include statements made by the MRFA on other matters related to post-secondary education in general or MRU specifically

MRFA Press Release on Extraordinary Meeting Related to Budget Matters

Schroeder, Marc. MRFA President, 2014-2016

MRU Faculty Worry Code of Conduct will Infringe on Freedoms

Pike, Helen. The Metro. [Calgary, Alta] 27 Oct 2015

MRFA Input on PSLA Labour Amendments for Academic Staff

Marc Schroeder. 16 Nov 2015