2023 Students’ Union election candidates announced

The candidates for the Students’ Union 2023 election were announced on February 24 at the all-candidates’ meeting.

The scheduled forums are:

• Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) Forum: March 3, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at La Grande Salle on CSJ campus.
• Presidential Debate: March 3, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Dewey’s.
• Myer Horowitz Forum: March 6, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at SUBstage.
• Augustana Campus: March 6, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m..
• International Students’ Association Forum: March 7, 4:00 p.m. at the Telus Center.
• Lister Hall Students’ Association: March 7, time is not yet confirmed.

All forums held in-person will also be accessible virtually.

The campaigning period for candidates will begin February 27 at 9:00 a.m.. Voting will start on March 8 and end on March 9.

The candidates for the 2023 Students’ Union election are:

Presidential candidates

• Christian Fotang
• Haruun Ali

Vice-president (academic) candidates

• Milan Regmi
• Pedro Almeida
• Rowan Morris

Vice-president (external) candidates

• Christopher Beasley

Vice-president (operations and finance) candidates

• Fateh Arslan
• Levi Flaman

Vice-president (student life) candidates

• Michael Griffiths

Board of Governors representative candidates

• Stephen Raitz

Referendums

• “Yes” Side: Alberta Public Interest Research Group Fee (APIRG)
• “Yes” Side: Business Students’ Association Fee (BSA)
• “Yes” Side: Education Students’ Association Fee (ESA)
• “Yes” Side: HUB Community Association Fee (HCA)
• “Yes” Side: Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Student Society Fee (KSRSS)
• “Yes” Side: Law Students’ Association Fee (LSA)
• “Yes” Side: Lister Hall Students’ Association Fee (LHSA)
• “Yes” Side: Nursing Undergraduate Association Fee (NUA)

Plebiscites

• “Yes” Side: Campus Recreation Enhancement Fund Fee (CREF)

UPDATE: This article was updated at 1:23 p.m. on February 26, to reflect additional information provided by the elections office on referendums and plebiscites. The Campus Recreation Enhancement Fund Fee has been added as a plebiscite, and the HUB Community Association Fee and the Law Students’ Association Fee have been added to the list of referendums.

UPDATE: This article was updated at 7:50 p.m. on February 26, to reflect Pedro Almeida’s preferred name.

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