‘There are houses – real houses – for sale under $200,000 in Regina.’ Canadian real estate prices, plus other letters to the editor for July 5
: In Canada, what we do have are foreign students with the means to pay “full-price” tuition fees. Thus young Canadians are increasingly disfavoured in access to their own country’s institutions in a drive to maximize revenue.The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, at section 15, upholds so-called reverse discrimination in affirmative action when its purpose is to correct historical wrongs against disadvantaged groups.
Canada’s federal human-rights law also affirms special programs that use affirmative action to help the marginalized. This is substantive equality, a legal principle that helps the marginalized seek equal treatment and access compared to those who do not face similar barriers. Our Supreme Court has upheld and promised to protect this right because it is logical, fair and legally sound.Canada is not the United States, yet we seem to have gradually followed that country’s decades-long descent into a world where education is only available to those with the ability to pay up front, or for decades after completion.
It doesn’t matter if it is a trades diploma or a PhD: It should be a disgrace that we limit people’s ability to educate themselves, transition to new careers or discover new ones. Furthermore, I see a growing reliance on international students to pay for domestic programs, sullying our reputation as a welcoming, fair-minded nation.No matter the political party, all governments should make education a right for all Canadians to access for free.
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