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Removal of polling stations on campuses 'sad for students'

Alexandra Koslock, chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students' chapter in Manitoba, said she was disheartened to learn this week that Elections Canada will not run ballot boxes at colleges or universities.

Student leaders fear move will spark apathy

Students line up to vote in advance on campus at Ryerson University in Toronto in this 2019 file photo. (Michael Wilson/CBC)

As far as one local student leader is concerned, Ottawa's decision not to host polling stations on post-secondary campuses during the federal election is "a disservice to Canada's democratic process."

Alexandra Koslock, chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students' chapter in Manitoba, said she was disheartened to learn this week that Elections Canada will not run ballot boxes at colleges or universities.

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