00:02:53.980We just asked these protesters if they have any examples of work which they feel has been wrongly graded by Acumen College professors and teachers to show Canadians that actually it is true.
00:05:03.500Everybody else here is sitting on a public sidewalk, and we're here reporting on this protest.
00:05:08.820We just heard from the local building security here at Acumen College that Acumen College themselves are not interested in making any statements to the press to have the other side of the story, their side of the story told.
00:05:21.400We were told, however, to reach out to St. Clair College, the parent college of Acumen.
00:05:26.860A request for comment has been sent out to St. Clair College.
00:05:30.060I think that was the least successful protest coverage video we've ever attempted to film.
00:05:35.800I guess for both Rebel and True North, we're not going to get to speak to these students here, who claim that they have been wrongfully failed by the professors inside Acumen College, by the university.
00:05:47.060We asked if they would be willing to share some of their experience with us, if they had any examples of their work, which they can prove, to show Canadians that actually, yeah, they should have passed.
00:06:00.920They even actually, at one point, threatened to call the police on us for simply doing journalism.
00:06:06.400We don't see any other English-speaking media here today.
00:06:08.660The only other media outlet was Red FM, a Punjabi media outlet.
00:06:11.480So it seems like they don't want their story told and their side of the story heard, at least not in English.
00:06:16.620You know, I have no doubt that many of these students were fed lies by this college and by other international colleges.
00:06:24.300I'm not just pinning the blame on Acumen.
00:06:26.420I'm pinning the blame on the entire international student system.
00:06:28.920In many cases, many of these students are victims in a fraudulent system, in a system that tricks these students into thinking that they're going to receive an excellent education at a top-tier university.
00:06:41.080Look, we all know this is not a top-tier university.
00:06:44.300We all know this is not a top-tier college.
00:06:46.080I believe many of these students were told that this was going to be a place to start a new life with a major education in this country.
00:06:53.700Even if these students did pass, what kind of jobs are these students going to be able to receive in Canada with a degree, whether it be in business management or any other degree at these international colleges, from Acumen?
00:07:06.200I bet you they're told some of them are going to end up on Bay Street.
00:07:08.500We all know that is not the case here.
00:07:09.820We all know that these schools, along with the government, along with all the other players in this system, are making money off these students.
00:07:16.960So it's important that this coverage is balanced.
00:07:19.300It's important to recognize that many of these students are indeed victims of a system that is there to get money from them.
00:07:26.160But also, that doesn't mean you get to show up at a college and not do any work, even if the system is rigged against you.
00:07:31.880That's the situation we're seeing right now.
00:07:33.800In order for the story to be balanced, it's important that both sides are told.
00:07:38.080But like I told you before, there's nothing we can do at this protest.
00:07:43.400We're going to stand this story, of course, and we're going to see if other protests, like the one taking place behind me, start popping up in more places across the country.
00:07:50.940But for now, signing off from Brampton, Harrison Volkman.