2016 Public Education for the Public Good

The education that is accessible to all, of high quality, is nationally planned, which Federation, and its predecessor organizations, has represented Canada’s recognizes the legitimacy of student representation and the validity of student full-time and part-time students at the college, undergraduate and graduate rights and whose role in society is recognized and appreciated. [...] This income gap The failure of the Canadian federal between Aboriginal and non-Aborignal government in its responsibility for people and who have earned a Bachelor’s Aboriginal peoples’ access to education degree was reduced from $3,382 in 1996 has left a startling gap in quality of to just $648 by 2006. [...] Private sector spending accounts for of GDP, 2013 R&D Spending by performing sectors, as a % of GDP on total R&D spending, 2013 Levels of annual RESP contribution by number Increase in RAP Use vs Increase in Total CSLP Repayment Assistance Program Usage Increase merely 51 percent of total R&D spending % of R&D spending Borrowers 250000 in Canada, well below the OECD average of eligible children 20 [...] The Canadian Quality of Education Association of University Business Officers estimates that in 2014, the Since the cuts to federal transfer total value of deferred maintenance payments in the 1990s and the on 51 university campuses is more resulting tuition fee increases, the than $8.4 billion, at least half of which quality of post-secondary education is considered urgent. [...] This potential loss of human have already led to $10.7 billion in lost unregulated fee increases on medical potential can impact the economic and wages to young Canadians since the programs in Canada have resulted in social growth of the country.