The strike at York is conflict between two groups: The Board of Governors, and CUPE 3903.

The Board of Governors make the final decision on how all money that is taken from our taxes and tuition is spent at York. They are unelected, and consist of wealthy individuals with a heavy corporate background. They have the final say on all financial matters at York, including raising tuition fees.

The members of York’s Board of Governors include:




Dr. Lorna R. Marsden

Positions held:

York University President - Pay: $215,560 (1997), $227,104 (1998), $239,679 (2000)
Director of Westcoast Energy - Pay: $ 49,000 (1999)
Director of Manulife Financial - Pay: $ 58,800 (1999)
Director of Institute for Work & Health
Director of Gore Mutual Insurance
Former Senator of the Federal Government (1984-1992)

As of January 2000, Dr. Marsden owned $245,000 in Manulife stocks.

"On the one hand, all presidents and rectors are professors and deeply committed to the values of our university. On the other, we are CEOs of very large corporations required to think like auditors of marketing experts."

 



John F. Bankes

Positions held:

President & Managing Director / Artemis Management Group Inc.
Chair of Minacs Worldwide
Director of McMichael Foundation

"People really understand how tough economy has made getting a university education much harder, and both private individuals and coporations have been very anxious to support students."
 



Paul Cantor

Positions held:

Former Chair & CEO of National Trust - Pay: $712,000 (1996)
Director of E-L Financial - Pay: $32,000 (1999)
Director of The Song Corporation
Director of Public Sector Pension Investment Board
Director of Bankworks Trading
Fellow of Institute of Canadian Bankers
Former Director of CIBC Woody Gundy
Director of Toronto Star Croporation

The Toronto Star owns 41% of the first Private University (ITI Ed Corp) in Canada

 



Felix Chee

Positions Held:

Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Manulife Financial
Chair of Elliott & Page
Director of Seamark Asset Management
Director of Manulife International Limited
Director of Manulife Bank
Director of Manulife USA
President of Manufacturer’s Advising Croporation
 



Marshall A Cohen

Positions Held:

Director of Goldfarb Corporation - Pay: $24,000 (1999)
Director of TD Bank - Pay: $55,900 (1999)
Director of Barrick Gold - Pay: $29,000 (1999)
Director of American International Group
Director of Lafarge Corporation
Past President & CEO of Molsons - Pay: $5,100,000 (1997)
Past President & CEO of Olympia & York Enterprises
Corporations represented by Cohen donated $105,274 to Mike Harris in 1999

In 1999 Cohen held over 150,000 stock options with Barrick Gold
 



Peter Currie

Positions Held:

Vice-Chair & CFO Royal Bank - Pay: $683,750 (1997), $738,000 (1998),$778,00 (1999)

Director of Private Sector Council
Past CFO & SVP of Northern Telecom
Past ExVP of North American Life
 



Charles Harold Hantho

Positions held:

Director of AGRA
Chair of Camco
Director of Telemedia Communications Inc.
Chair of Dofasco
Director of Imasco
Director of Inco
Director of Hamilton Utilities Corop
Director of TransAlto Crop
Previous Chair of CMA (Canadian Manufacturer’s Association)

When Hantho was Chair of the CMA in 1987, the CMA published a document called "The Importance of Post-Secondary Education: Keeping Canada Competitive". The document repeatedly called for the "de-regulation of universities...starting with tuition".

Corporations represtented by Hantho donated over $80,000 to Mike Harris in 1999

 



John S. Hunkin
Positions held:
President & CEO of CIBC - Pay: $4,300,000 (1997), $6,100,000 (1999)

Laid off 500 employees from CIBC in 1998, despite CIBC managing a record profit of $1.03 Billion

1999 Donation to the Ontario Tory Party: $5,100

 



Timothy R. Price

Positions held:

Chair of Trilon Financial
Director of Astral Communications
Director of Nexfor
Director of Goldlist Properties

1999 Donation to the Ontario Tory Party: $500
 



Seymour Schulich

Positions held:

Chair & Co-CEO of Franco-Nevada Mining CorporationPay: $690,00 (2000), $615,000 (1999), $575,000 (1998)

Schulich held 11,400,492 shares in Franco-Nevada in August 2000.
The annual dividen of $0.30 would provide him with $3,420,000 revenue.
In 1995, was the 40^th richest Canadian at $192,000,000
In 1999, was the 71^st richest Canadian at $350,000,000
Schulich owns 12% of Blackrock
Director of World Gold Council
In 1998 Board of Governors meeting, yelled "Do students think money grows on trees?"