Public Demonstration

On September 25th students, staff and faculty at UNBSJ gathered at the centre of the campus, aka the Quad, to celebrate their pride and support for their university. None-UNBSJ members were invited to speak, while the audience chowed down on free hot dogs. Presenters included Dr Jim Turk, Hon. Gordon Fairthweather, and SRC President Patrick Beamish. The MC was Dr Mariam Jones, a professor in English at UNBSJ. Local musician Debbie Adshade provided some tunes before and after the presentations.

Over 300 people packed into the Mezzanine at the Saint John Delta for a public Q&A with the PSE commissioners, Dr Miner and Mr. L'Ecuyer. They were greeted with boos.

Following the rally in King Square, UNBSJ supporters marched through the downtown to Ed Doherty's office. Dr Doherty is the minister of Post Secondary Education, Training and Labour.

On September 17th 2007, the Student Representative Council held a public demonstration in King Square to voice their concerns of the Post Secondary Commission's Report. The Saint John Police Department estimated a crowd of 1500-1700. Traditionally, police have been known to count conservatively. Many people felt attendance was closer to 2000.