Mitchell Fox
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Is the Ford government hurting Ontario’s post-secondary education? Students think so.
Podcast episode for my advanced newsroom class as a part of MMJC coursework.
Doug Ford’s government is facing backlash from the province’s post-secondary students after announcing major changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Plan (OSAP).
Each year, hundreds of thousands of students rely on OSAP to help manage financial burdens related to post-secondary education. But now, the aid program’s funding framework has changed dramatically.
The Ontario government insists that the changes are necessary for sustainability. Students have gone online to voice concerns, and are also gathering and campaigning across the province.
Glen Jones is a professor at the University of Toronto. He studies Canadian higher education policy at the federal and provincial levels as well as university decision-making and governance.
He joined the show to explain the current financial state of Ontario’s post-secondary sector and what the Ford government might be thinking.
Later, Amrithaa Logeswara, a student organizer of the advocacy group, Save OSAP London joins to talk about her own experiences with OSAP and how students are responding to this announcement.
Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at tips@policyatthepark.com
Doug Ford’s government is facing backlash from the province’s post-secondary students after announcing major changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Plan (OSAP).
Each year, hundreds of thousands of students rely on OSAP to help manage financial burdens related to post-secondary education. But now, the aid program’s funding framework has changed dramatically.
The Ontario government insists that the changes are necessary for sustainability. Students have gone online to voice concerns, and are also gathering and campaigning across the province.
Glen Jones is a professor at the University of Toronto. He studies Canadian higher education policy at the federal and provincial levels as well as university decision-making and governance.
He joined the show to explain the current financial state of Ontario’s post-secondary sector and what the Ford government might be thinking.
Later, Amrithaa Logeswara, a student organizer of the advocacy group, Save OSAP London joins to talk about her own experiences with OSAP and how students are responding to this announcement.
Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at tips@policyatthepark.com
