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WE ARE ON THE SIDE OF CLEAN
AIR.
>> Speaker of the House: THE
MEMBER FROM TRINITY-SPADINA.
>> Rosario Marchese, (NDP):
TO THE MINISTER OF TRAINING
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
LATER TODAY, THE UNIVERSITY
OF TORONTO GOVERNING COUNCIL
WITHOUT EVEN HOLDING A VOTE
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WIL
L
IMPOSE A NEW FLAT FEE
STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS AND
THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES.
IN SEPTEMBER, STUDENTS WHO
TAKE ONLY THREE COURSES WILL
BE FORCED TO PAY FOR FIVE
COURSES.
THIS WILL INCREASE TUITION
FEES BY A STAGGERING 66%.
DOES THE MINISTER SUPPORT
THIS PLAN?
>> Hon. John Milloy, (L):
MR. SPEAKER, I'M VERY PROUD
THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS
WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT POST-SECONDARY
EDUCATION IS AFFORDABLE FOR
STUDENTS IN THE PROVINCE OF
ONTARIO.
FOR THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS
WE HAVE WORKED TO CAP
TUITION AT THE SAME TIME PUT
FORWARD ONE OF THE MOST
GENEROUS STUDENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY SOME
OF THE CHANGES THAT WE
BROUGHT IN A YEAR AGO, HAVE
ADDRESSED A VARIETY O
F
CONCERNS BROUGHT FORWARD TO
US FROM STUDENT GROUPS AND
ORGANIZATIONS.
IT'S INTERESTING WE DID AN
EXERCISE WHICH I'M HAPPY TO
SHARE WITH MEMBERS WHERE WE
LOOKED AT A CHILD A STUDENT
FROM A FAMILY EARNING
$70,000 A YEAR.
MR. SPEAKER AND WE
TOOK
OFFICE THAT STUDENT IF HE
WENT AWAY TO STUDY WOULD
HAVE RECEIVED $4,000 IN
LOANS UNDER OUR PROGRAM HE
WOULD RECEIVE $12,000 THE
SAME STUDENT IN ACOMBINATION
OF LOANS AND GRANTS.
>> Speaker of the House:
SUPPLEMENTARY?
>> Rosario Marchese, (NDP):
I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS BLAH,
BLAH, BLAH OR TO PUT IT MORE
DELICATELY, THIS BLATHER IS
GOING TO HELP STUDENTS.
BUT ON THE GROUND UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION IS BECOMING LESS
AND LESS AFFORDABLE FOR
ONTARIO STUDENTS WHO PAY THE
HIGHEST FEES IN CANADA
AND
SHOULDER THE HEAVIEST DEBT
LOAD.
OVER 4,000 STUDENTS, PARENTS,
FACULTY AND ALUMNI HAVE
VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION TO
THE UFT FLAT FEE MODEL
BECAUSE IT PENALIZES
STUDENTS.
WHY WON'T THE
MINISTER SHOW
SOME LEADERSHIP AND REQUIRE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
AND ALL ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES
TO END THIS UNFAIR FLAT FEE?
>> Speaker of the House:
MINISTER?
>> Hon. John Milloy, (L):
MR. SPEAKER, I FRANKLY FIND
IT GALLING THAT A MEMBER OF
A PARTY WHEN THEY WERE IN
POWER WHO CUT STUDENT AID BY
48% AND ALLOWED TUITION TO
INCREASE BY 50% WOULD STAND
UP AND SAY THAT OUR EFFORTS
AND DO NOTHING SHORT BUT
APPLAUD OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE
SURE THAT EDUCATION
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN
THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO IS
AFFORDABLE.
MR. SPEAKER WE HAVE Açó
TUITION FRAMEWORK IN PLACE
WHICH LIMITS TUITION
INCREASES, AT COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES.
IF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND
SUPPORT TO STUDENTS WHO ARE
IN NEED.
MR. SPEAKER I AM PROUD OF
THE FACT THAT IN THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO WE HAVE
THE MOST GENIUS STUDENT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE
COUNTRY WHICH IS BENEFITING
STUDENTS AND SEEN AN
ADDITIONAL 140,000 STUDENTS
GES AND
IN COLLE
UNIVERSITIES.