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.. . . , s - WA] Eitmo CHRONICLE - Wednesday. October 5. 2m 1 7 P . . a] E] t . 20 1 1 ‘ , ' 2" '_;‘ LD- Elizabeth Eric Isabel ‘35; a“ McGuire Witmer Davis r Cistema Iiroughout the . 3‘7; be t 1' ‘ provincial elec .1 ’ .5 tion. we'll be ask », f 3 ilig the candidates for g.“ ' j A the riding of Kitchener i} ‘ y ‘ o L v‘ ‘ .. Waterloo to give its ‘ ' by green . Y: . ‘i, NDPL their insight into the »‘ ' ' ‘ ' ‘ ° issues that matter to - you. The candidates' We are committed to making it easv A PC government is committed to The McGuinty Liberals created I am concerned about the increas~ written responses are ier for students to access and pay for supporting students by improving acces- 200.000 post-secondary student and ing barriers to access to universities printed in full. post-secondary education Tuition fees sibility to post-secondary education and apprenticeship spaces. 15,000 new and colleges. Ontario has the highest have risen drastically over the last few focusing on employment opportunities graduate spaces. froze tuition for two tuition fees in Canada, and student “/7101 “Jill V011 years. making Ontario the most expen- for new grads. Ontario's youth unem- years and capped increases . debt load has more than doubled since . sive province in Canada in which to ployment rate is currently 15 per cent. The Liberals reformed the Ontario the 19905. The NDP is committed to d0 [0 support study. Our investments in students and focus Student Assistance Program, increased putting students first by ensuring t- s (in In addition to making college and on job creation will provide employment student aid by 56 per cent. Capped Stu- access to high‘quality. affOrdable post- pOS 5610" TV . . . . . ' ' . . _ - . ~ universtry affordable. we are commlt- opportunities for new graduates. dent debt. and invested almost $4 bil- secondary education. students and red to enhancing their quality. By To support students, we will: (Ire-ate lion in university and college infra- The McGuinty Liberals let tuition I d ' delaying tax cuts for large corporations 60.000 new post-secondary spaces. Cre~ stnicture. fees rise significantly: 30 per cent for tree ucatron . . _ . . .. . . . .. ? until after the budget is balanced. we ate 200.000 new apprenticeship spaces. The Ontario Liberals wrll reduce undergraduate tumon. 20 per cent for 5967071 can freeu- tuition rates while increas- Raise the USAF threshold to expand tuition 30 per cent â€" $1,600 for uni- college tuition. and 25 per cent for ing investments in colleges and uni: access for middle class families. Expect versity and $730 for college students graduate tuition. The NDP will freeze “will! d“! l‘ ‘ RT 7 \‘ersities. that institutions compete for new stuâ€" whose families make under $160,000 tuition fees for college. undergraduate. I’ollsopen ‘1 am. We will: freeze tuition rates for the dent spaces, thereby making them annually. and graduate students for four years. Polls close at 9 p to 20134.1 school year and index tuition accountable to student and economic We will create three new Ieading- Institutions will be compensated for increases to the rate of inflation from demand, edge undergraduate campuses. lost revenues. For any voting 2013' I 5 so students can plan and To support private sector job creation We will create 60.000 more student Over the last decade. student debt questions go to budget effectively. increase funding for for new graduates. we will: Lower per- spaces. upon graduation has risen over 20 per \\t‘lI1.tkt‘\trilligt’u\\.(‘£l university and college operating budgv sonal and small business taxes. Reduce We have increased test scores and cent to an average of 518.800. The - ets to ensure a high quality oi educa- red tape by 30 per cent..\1ake smart graduation rates, reduced class sizes, NDP will eliminate the interest on the non, and work with student organilaâ€" meters optional. Introduce a Small Busi- lost zero days to teacher strikes. and provincial portion of student loans. tions and the federal government to mess Bill of Rights to allow small busi- built 400 new schools. The NDP has released a costing revise the tax credit system for univer» nesses to expand and hire new employ- We have introduced full-day plan which enables us to pay for these sity tuition to make it work better for ees. Invest 535 billion into new infraA kindergarten and will offer it to every commitments. We will make life more students and their families. structure student by 2014. affordable for students. I g g l V" a . Sept 28 - Oct 9 "x 1 Scan the code to watch our Fall Trends Video f ' ._ ‘5 i. . El . . V 5‘30 Mer Street North ware-bloc WW9 888 ”12300 camaratmgryrta't com 0‘1“" it ,7 F? :‘itlarn Wart 3m E3 «yam . (7,: v 1.1 in. it. - ”~p, 7‘