Spending on students makes sense

By: Nick Falvo    Posted: Sat, 07/11/2009 - 4:34pm
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Nick Falvo, PhD candidate in Carleton’s School of Public Policy and Administration.  He is also vice-president (academic) of the Graduate Students’ Association.
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Students from across Ontario took to the streets Nov. 5 to fight for a fairer deal for post-secondary education. This is a struggle that students must fight to win, as decreasing government funding, rising tuition fees and a slumping economy continue to place university education out of reach for a growing number of Canadians.

Last week’s Charlatan opinion piece raised questions about how the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) proposal for increased government funding could ever be sustained. While it is sensible to raise such concerns, rest assured that the CFS proposal is sustainable.

Government can and should be pushed to commit more funding to both increase access to post-secondary education and reduce student poverty.

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