Finance committee  I think the balance has to be established at the point where it becomes prohibitive. For example, is it actually damaging someone's future opportunities with how much more the financial cost is going to be? What you see is that if someone is working 25 hours a week, they're not g

Finance committee  The federation would much rather see that money put into a dedicated transfer to education, rather than through tax cuts.

Finance committee  I'll try to be quick, so that everyone has a chance. A national post-secondary education act that would set out spending guidelines would be a key component. If you look at some of the recommendations in the federation's brief, almost all of them are revenue neutral, which is im

Finance committee  I think it's important also to look at the way in which tuition fees also affect quality. The quality of education someone receives when they're forced to work 25 hours a week in a part-time job, or work two jobs over the course of a summer, or delay graduate or professional scho

Finance committee  The main way you can ensure that universities do receive the money directly is through the implementation of legislation, something very similar to the Canada Health Act, only in regard to post-secondary education. I think it's also important to realize that if the federal govern

Finance committee  Thank you. Good morning. My name is Chris Parsons and I'm the Nova Scotia national executive representative of the Canadian Federation of Students. I want to thank the committee for this opportunity to present. I only have a few minutes today, so I would like to focus my remarks