Sudbury MP PaulLefebvresays more could have been done to help Laurentian University before it declared itself financially insolvent, but a lack of communicationstymied the process.
Laurentian’s restructuring under the insolvency processallows it to stay operating while dealing with its financial situation, but dozens of programs and staff have been cut.
Lefebvre says when he met with Laurentian officials in December of 2020, there was no mention of cutting 100professors andanother 80 staff. The university announced it had entered insolvency proceedings on Feb. 1.
The mass layoffs and program cuts took place on April 12.
“Any time that I could help, I am always there. I think that’s why they reached out to me [in December],” Lefebvre …
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