Dear Student Body, As the end of the 2021-22 academic year has come to an end, we want to reflect upon the environment fostered within our community at the SSMU. Student leadership in our community has allowed the student body to achieve significant milestones. While positive achievements have been accomplished by student leaders at the...
Dear SSMU Members, The Executive Team would like to take this opportunity to announce that Sacha Delouvrier, the former VP External Affairs, and Claire Downie the former, VP University Affairs, have submitted their resignations to the SSMU, effective the week of April 25th, 2022. Further to the Special General Assembly held on April 11, 2022,...
April 22, 2022 Dear Members of the McGill Community, On Monday March 21st, the results of the SSMU Winter 2022 Referendum were released. The referendum saw a turnout of 16.5 % of eligible voters, 71.1% of whom voted “Yes” on the Palestine Solidarity Policy. Following the Referendum results, the SSMU Board of Directors reviewed each...
Dear SSMU Member, On March 11, 2022, a motion calling for a Special General Assembly for the removal of Officer Daryanani for reason of impropriety was presented to the Speaker by SSMU members with a supporting petition with 231 signatures. Under Article 13.2 of the SSMU Constitution, the Speaker shall call a Special General Assembly...
Dear Members of the McGill Community, Over the past few months, the SSMU Board of Directors has received many questions regarding the absence and reinstatement of SSMU President Darshan Daryanani. As has been confirmed, an independent investigation, mandated by the SSMU Board of Directors, was performed to fulfill its obligations. This investigation was conducted judiciously,...
To our membership, We announced this past Monday that SSMU would be making masks available to especially at-risk students. We are now pleased to announce details about mask distribution and to provide information about other resources available to the community. Detailed information about this program can be found here, but please pay attention to the...
STATEMENT REGARDING JANUARY 2022 RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING JANUARY 17, 2022 To the McGill community, On Friday, January 14th, McGill announced its plan to return to in-person learning on Monday, January 24th. SSMU objects to this rapid transition. We believe that such a move is reckless with the health of our community members given...
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MS. ANVARI January 13th, 2022 This statement is sent on behalf of the McGill Coalition Against Bill 21. To the McGill Community, In December 2021, Fatemah Anvari, a third grade teacher was removed from her classroom in Chelsea, Quebec for wearing a hijab. Her removal was a repercussion of Law...
Dear SSMU members, On behalf of the Students’ Society of McGill University, the executives would like to wish you a very happy New Year (for those that follow the Gregorian Calendar)! Although this new year brings forth great excitement and possibility, we are still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus have had...
JOINT STATEMENT AGAINST BILL 2 15 NOVEMBER 202 Content Warning : Transphobia, mentions of suicide We encourage you to prioritize your mental and emotional wellbeing as you choose how you want to engage with this statement This statement is sent on behalf of the McGill Coalition Against Bill 2, Queer McGill, and the Union for...
Notice – Temporary Closure – Gerts Student Bar and Café Dear student body, Late on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, the SSMU Executive Committee and Gerts management were made aware of a positive case of COVID-19 at Gerts Bar. The individual was present on Monday, November 8th. Out of an abundance of caution, we have...
Introducing the Divest for Human Rights Campaign at McGill October 25, 2021 READ & SIGN THE PETITION To the McGill Community, On July 22 2021, the Students’ Society of McGill University formally adopted the Divest for Human Rights Policy, after a sustained campaign led by a coalition of McGill student groups. The Policy is...