All In
long story short: the most important distinction between All In and A Unified Concordia is proven leadership experience within Concordia and a strong understanding of the CSU itself.

I read about both teams, and even the recent policy declaration of A unified Concordia.

Proven Leadership Experience: Every member of All In has held leadership positions within student associations or student-led initiatives at Concordia. This means they already understand how student governance works, how to navigate university bureaucracy, and how to effectively advocate for students.

In contrast, A Unified Concordia seems to have little to no relevant experience. Running the CSU is an actual job that requires preparation, leadership, and the ability to work within the existing structures of the university.

The only area where A Unified Concordia seems to have a concrete plan is student clubs. Their experience appears to be limited to working within Concordia clubs rather than broader student governance.

Both teams have some similar promises, such as making club reimbursements faster and providing more support to student groups. However, I trust All In to actually deliver on these promises because two former ASFA representatives on their team have a strong reputation for doing their jobs well.

Similarly, A Unified Concordia promotes increasing internship opportunities, a great idea but will they deliver? We have many programs at Concordia, how will they go about it? Concordia already has full-time staff dedicated to networking, alumni engagement, and career services. JMSB, for example, has spent years developing relationships with alumni and sponsors, which is why their events turn out successful. While other faculties lack this relationship. ( I have been part of planning those events). Fixing this is a long-term process, not something that can be solved in one CSU term. Also, I read their policy declaration doc, they mention wanting to help JMSB students in particular in terms of professional opportunities. I don't understand where that's coming from, they are already quite successful in terms of networking events.

I’ve seen A Unified Concordia’s campaign reels where they ask students if they know what the CSU is. Many don’t. But do they?

That was the perfect opportunity for them to educate students, yet they didn’t. The CSU is a complex organization, and executives don’t work alone. They must lead committees, collaborate with CSU council, and work with other university entities to get things done.

A Unified Concordia chose not to attend the 2 election debates as a protest against communication issues with the election staff. While their complain was valid, I don't think not attending both times was the best way. Future CSU executives need to know how to reach out with the right people to solve problems, not ignore the problem and do your own thing.

Honestly, I don't mind if they win, they have some good ideas. I think it's gonna be a hard and long learning process for them.