Ottawa student federation sued over fees

A University of Ottawa student is suing his students’ union over the mandatory $92.60 fee it collects from all undergraduates. Edward Inch, 22, is taking the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa to small claims court to ask for his winter semester fees returned plus $210 in legal costs. His reasons are the political activities SFUO takes part in, like supporting Quebec protesters and striking postal workers. "They claim to represent all students, yet they take political positions I don’t agree with," the 22-year-old chemistry major told the Ottawa Citizen. "If I wanted to save the whales and save the postal workers, I’d do that in my spare time," he added. SFUO rejects his claims.