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Originally Posted by Slava
Aside from the funding, why is free post-secondary a bad idea? We need more skilled workers here and removing the financial barriers seems like a good way to encourage students. No one would suggest that every student be allowed in; there would still be academic requirements and prerequisites so it might even make things more competitive.
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I think that it costs somewhere around $6,500 for a student to go to school + books for a school year. There are student loan programs which are available in order to assist people from low income households, and I think that it is open to anyone now.
Education, while expensive is seen as an investment for the future on the part of the student as well as the state and as such I think that it is fair that both parties put capital towards it and the province already does subsidize education.