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OTTAWA, March 7, 2014 – As tuition fees continue to outpace increases in wages, women are left carrying student debt loads significantly longer than their male counterparts. “International Women’s Day is an opportunity to commemorate women’s struggle for equity and to reflect on the barriers women are still facing today,” said Jessica McCormick, National Chairperson of the […]
8 March 2014
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WINNIPEG—Today’s provincial budget maintains the promised funding increases to colleges and universities but does little to improve access to post-secondary and offers no reprieve for students in debt. “Sustained funding will allow students to plan their finances, but increasing fees and little action on student debt make it harder to actually make ends meet,” said […]
6 March 2014
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Despite work being done by students across the country to challenge rape culture, students continue to face sexism and misogyny on campuses across the country everyday. The violent and sexist comments made about Student Federation of the University of Ottawa President Anne-Marie Roy are disturbing and reinforce the need to take action on campuses and […]
4 March 2014
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VICTORIA–British Columbia students will be meeting with MLAs this week to discuss recommendations on how to reduce student debt in BC. The meetings come on the heels of last week’s BC budget, which announced a $50 million cut in funding to colleges and universities. “Students in BC graduate with the highest average student debt in […]
24 February 2014
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VICTORIA—Underfunded capital projects, college and university budget cuts and no measures to addressed skyrocketing student debt means that BC Budget 2014 puts post-secondary education further out of reach for BC’s young people. “Budget 2014 proposes new facilities at colleges and universities when we can’t even keep the lights on in buildings we already have,” said […]
24 February 2014
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VANCOUVER–Students feeling squeezed by high tuition fees and growing student debt have launched a campaign calling on the BC government to make post-secondary education more affordable. The campaign, called Squash the Squeeze, targets tuition fees, student debt, and institutional funding as keys to accessibility and quality for universities and colleges. “Students have been feeling the […]
18 February 2014
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VICTORIA—Representatives of the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia will be available for comment following the release of the provincial budget the afternoon of Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Tuition fees in British Columbia have more than doubled over the past decade, saddling students and their families with an average debt of $35,000 upon graduation. Students have […]
18 February 2014
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VANCOUVER–Students were disappointed that yesterday’s Speech from the Throne failed to set out any measure to address the ongoing crisis of student debt in British Columbia. The Speech referenced government’s intention to “re-engineer” colleges and universities, but without detail. “Students can’t get the classes they need, and can’t afford the classes they get,” says Jenelle […]
12 February 2014
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OTTAWA—Despite better than expected revenue projections, the federal budget does little to make post-secondary education affordable during a time of record student debt. Nor does it make any real strides in addressing the growing national crisis of youth unemployment. “This budget continues the federal government’s pattern of downloading the cost of post-secondary education onto students […]
12 February 2014
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OTTAWA— Despite better than expected revenue projections, today’s federal budget does little to make post-secondary education affordable during a time of record student debt. “Continuing to download the cost of post-secondary education onto students is a short-sighted policy that will harm Canada’s economy,” said Jessica McCormick, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. “The […]
11 February 2014
