Some recent developments about the internship must be mentioned here. MITACS having initially stated that this is a $7500 internship (including a $3100 accomodation) is now refusing requests to refund the outstanding amount after spending much less on the accomodation for the students than initially promised. I am personally satisfied with my accomodation and even in my case they had to spend about $1500 only. What happened to the students living in Toronto is extremely pitiable. The living facilities are poorer compared to hostels back home. At least in India, they don't have to worry about food. Here the only option left is to eat out everyday. All this has resulted in a situation like in pre-Independent India. Some are radicals but mostly it is like the INC, trying their best to be courteous, debating amongst themselves and demanding the MITACS authorities at the same time. Their efforts are laudable. But I am unsure of my support as demand for monetary compensation does not seem to me to be the correct answer to the accomodation problem while at the same time MITACS shouldn't have claimed in the beginning that the accomodation would be worth $3100.
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