Organizing
In 1976 the Federation received a considerable set-back from one of its largest members, Dalhousie Student Council (DSC). $2,000 in emergency funds for the fledgling Federation was denied by DSC. It was voted down on the grounds that a detailed budget was not produced by AFS. The funds were to ensure full operation of the AFS during spring 1976 referenda in the Atlantic provinces. AFS secretary Don Soucy challenged the DSC motion stating that the DSC had committed to produce a budget for the AFS. Soucy stated “The main problem is the constant referral to AFS as ‘they’… the failure to realize that it is not ‘they’ but an organization of the post-secondary students in the Atlantic provinces.”
In late February, 1977, students from St. Frances Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, voted in favour of joining the AFS but did not reach quorum. By-laws of the Federation stipulated that at least 40% of students had to vote to legally join the Federation. The vote came short of quorum by 1.5%.
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