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| Name | Postsecondary Education Funding |
| Video Uploader | Video From Wayne Anderson |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 17-11-2017 21:54:06 |
| Video Discription | Mr. W. Anderson: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Alberta’s postsecondary students and administration are worried. With no indication about what will be happening with tuition for the coming year, institutions are being forced to plan for significant cuts because of no backfill. To the Minister of Advanced Education: how long does the government plan on keeping students, administrators, and academics in the dark? The Acting Speaker: The hon. Minister of Advanced Education. Mr. Schmidt: Well, thank you, Madam Speaker, and thank you to the member for the question. Perhaps the member thought that he was asking the Minister of Health a question and didn’t realize that it was theme day, but I’m happy to talk about postsecondary education. We’ve kept tuition frozen for three years because we’re making sure that every Albertan has access to an affordable education regardless of the amount of money that they have in the bank, and we are committed to continuing to do so in the future. We’re looking at a number of ways to continue to promote accessible, affordable education for our higher education system in this province. Mr. W. Anderson: Well, Madam Speaker, given that Alberta’s colleges, universities are planning for the future – well, they’re trying to – and given that they do not know how much base funding this government will provide and they do know that if they will be able to raise tuition, they don’t know when they might, and they don’t know what to do, would the Minister of Advanced Education please enlighten us as to when the students and institutions will have the indication of their future funding? Mr. Schmidt: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Of course, we are going to be making those announcements very soon. I would like to inform everybody listening about what Jason Kenney’s plans for higher education would mean. It would mean shutting down the University of Alberta. It would mean shutting down the University of Calgary. It would mean shutting down NorQuest College. It would mean shutting down Bow Valley College. In fact, it would shut down every university and college in this province, and they still would need to find money in the budget because that’s how big the cuts that they’re proposing are. Mr. W. Anderson: Madam Speaker, given that 19 months ago this minister stated in this House – and one can read it in Hansard, April 7, 2016, at 2:40 – that the tuition review would start “in the fullness of time,” well, to the Minister of Advanced Education: what does the “fullness of time” mean to you? Please enlighten us. Mr. Schmidt: Well, Madam Speaker, I don’t know what the member’s problem is. We are committed to keeping the deadline that I gave them on April 7, and we are still committed to doing that. We will be making the announcement in the fullness of time. We’re still on track to meet that commitment, but I would remind everybody again that if they had the opportunity to get their hands on the budget of the postsecondary education system, they would close down every university and college in this province. muEJFWMhoJ8 |
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