On 16 January 2020, the UVSS Board of Directors approved three referendum questions to be posted concurrently at the next elections.
REFERENDUM QUESTION #1:
“Do you support an increase to the student fee for World University Services of Canada (UVic WUSC) in the amount of $1.50 per full-time student per semester, and $0.75 per part-time student per semester, for the purpose of expanding the Student Refugee Program to sponsor one additional student per year and to extend first-year support for newly resettled students?”
Proponent: Tuqa Al-Musawi
REFERENDUM QUESTION #2:
“Do you support an increase to the Students of Colour Collective Fund of $1 per full-time student and 50 cents per part-time student for the purpose of creating support resources for visible and invisible minorities on campus?”
Proponent: Shayan de Luna-Bueno
REFERENDUM QUESTION #3:
“Are you in favour of establishing a fee of $1.50 per full-time student and $0.75 per part-time student in order to fund the creation of open-source textbooks and other open-source learning materials, which would be used in UVic classrooms?”
