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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>[apologies to those who have already read this G
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>'<FONT size=+0><SPAN>What’s happening at U of T
and York is symptomatic of a larger problem across Canada. Underpaid part-time
staff teach a majority of <A
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href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/most-university-undergrads-now-taught-by-poorly-paid-part-timers-1.2756024"
target=_blank>undergraduates in Canada</A>. For example, at U of T contract
faculty and teaching assistants do 60 per cent of the teaching but make up 3.5
per cent of the budget. This is not an isolated problem. According to one study,
the number of contract faculty in Ontario increased <A
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