Day of Action in 14 Days

Day of Action
Is in 14 Days

So, only 14 days left until Feb. 7th Day of Action! The excitement is rising! I've seen tons of posters around the school about it - it's great.

Today's random information is about Federal funding cuts - one of the hopes of Feb.7th is to shed some light and make it known that there should be increased federal spending/financing for post-secondary education.

Federal Funding Cuts

For more than two decades, the Federation has called for the establishment of national standards for post-secondary education and research. The Federation proposes that a Ministry of Post-Secondary Education Act, modeled on the principles of the Canada Health Act, be implemented A Ministry, a dedicated transfer payment, and corresponding legislation will provide the federal government with a coherent and enforceable national vision for postsecondary education and research.

Since the introduction of the Canada Health and Social Transfer in 1996, accountability and transparency for federal post-secondary education transfers have diminished. The situation did not improve with the creation of the Canada Social transfer in 2004. In fact, there are currently no federal standards to guide provincial post-secondary education spending.

During the 2006 federal election campaign, Stephen Harper's Conservatives promised to create a dedicated transfer payment for post-secondary education. In February 206, a summit on post-secondary education and research organised by Canada's premiers called for the reinvestment of the $4.9 billion that has been cut from annual federal transfers to the provinces since 1993.