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THANK VERY MUCH, Mr. SPEAKER
>> Speaker of the House:
FURTHER PETITION THE MEMBER FROM
CAMBRIDGE
>> THANK YOU, Mr. SPEAKER
THIS PETITION IS ON BEHALF OF
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
WHEREAS, TUITION FEES IN ONTARIO
HAVE INCREASED BY UP TO 59%
SINCE 2006, AND STUDENTS IN
ONTARIO PAY THE HIGHEST FEES IN
CANADA; AND WHEREAS, ONTARIO
STUDENTS OWE 37,000 DOLLARS ON
AVERAGE AFTER GRADUATION AND
COLLECTIVELY OWE MORE THAN $7
BILLION TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, AND MORE THAN 2
BILLION DOLLARS TO THE ONTARIO
GOVERNMENT, AND WHEREAS TUITION
FEES ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
BARRIER THAT PREVENTS STUDENTS
FROM OBTAINING A POST-SECONDARY
CREDENTIAL AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY HINDERS
ACCESS FOR STUDENTS FOR
LOW-INCOME RACIALIZED
FRANCOPHONE ABORIGINAL,
TRANSGENDERED OR HAVE A
DISABILITY, AND WHEREAS, TUITION
FEE INCREASES HAVE ENABLED
SUCCESSIVE ONTARIO GOVERNMENTS
TO REMOVE FUNDING FROM THE
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SECTOR
LEAVING ONTARIO DEAD LAST IN PER
STUDENT FUNDING, 15,000 DOLLARS
LOWER PER STUDENT THAN ALBERTA,
AND WHEREAS, DURING THE 2011
ONTARIO ELECTION, THE GOVERNMENT
WAS ELECTED IN PART BASED ON A
PROMISE TO REDUCE TUITION FEES
BY 30%, AND WHEREAS ALL
POLITICAL PARTIES IN ONTARIO
HAVE PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TUITION
FEES ARE TOO HIGH
THEREFORE, WE THE UNDERSIGNED
SUPPORT THE CANADIAN FEDERATION
OF STUDENTS, ONTARIO'S CALL TO
DROP TUITION FEES AND PETITION
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF
ONTARIO TO APPLY THE PROMISED
430 MILLION THERE ARES IN
FUNDING FOR GRANTS TO REDUCE
TUITION FEES, FOR ALL STUDENTS
AND PROGRESSIVELY REDUCE FEES BY
30 PERCENT OVER FOUR YEAR,
REDUCE THE DEBT CAP AND
INTRODUCE MORE RATHER THAN LOAN
FOR STUDENTS AND INCREASE PER
STUDENT FUNDING, IN THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE, Mr. SPEAKER, THIS IS
PRINTED ON NICE LIBERAL RED
PAPER, THERE'S ABOUT 10,000