Hey. Love your blog! I was wondering if you know anything about NDP Ontario's view of the OSAP grants that the Liberals have put into place? What's the probability of them keeping the tuition-free? Thanks. :)
The Ontario NDP’s plan is to make tuition free for everyone (by converting all loans into non-repayable grants) regardless of income. This is better than the Liberal’s plan which was dependent on income and did not cover all tuition.
This is the NDP’s plan:
Andrea Horwath and the NDP will address affordability head-on with a game-changing initiative: provincial loans for all new post-secondary students will become grants. Every student whose family is eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Plan will graduate free of any debt to the province.
We will retroactively forgive all interest for everyone carrying provincial student loan debts.
And graduates who have been harassed and threatened by private debt collectors for student loans can breathe easier. The province will no longer hire private debt collection services.
We’ll end the financial choke-hold on colleges and universities by lifting the budget freeze. And we’ll make sure funding keeps up, so post-secondary institutions can offer the choices and quality of instruction Ontario students deserve.
