Students at the University of Saskatchewan will no longer be able to pay their tuition fees with Visa credit cards starting this fall.

Richard Florizone, vice-president (finance and resources) at U of S, said he supported the decision and it had been “in the works for the last year.”

I was in my apartment in Ottawa, four days before flying back home to visit my family in Mexico, when I fi rst learned about the new visa requirement for Mexican travellers. I was not a bit concerned because I was sure the Canadian government would not implement the measure right away. I was wrong.
There was no warning, no foreword, no friendly reminder, just a cold and sore slap in the face. Thousands were immediately affected and with that, the reputation of Canada, Mexico’s long-beloved friend, suffered terrible damage in our eyes.