The University of Victoria Students Society (UVSS) voted in early December to send a letter to the UBC AMS in support of the UN Complaint.

Edward Pullman, UVSS director of finance, put forward the motion to the UVSS Council. The intention of the letter is to express support for the UN complaint, to express the UVSS’ desire to see the complaint resubmitted, and to urge the AMS Council to “adopt policy supporting the progressive reduction of tuition fees.”

“The complaint is a valuable summary of the regressive policies the current government has enacted that have limited access to post-secondary education. The UVSS is committed to universal access to post-secondary education, and we see this complaint as supporting that goal,” Pullman told The Ubyssey in an e-mail.

“Given that Canada is a signatory to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, it seems perfectly logical to recognize and publicize failures to uphold articles within this covenant.”

AMS President Blake Frederick said that the AMS has not yet received the letter, but is aware of the UVSS’ intentions.