Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NPD party, proposes forgiving up to $20,000 of student loan debt and doubling student grants, as well as giving new graduates a five-year grace period for federal loan payments. This is based on the fact that, according to studies, in recent years, numerous students have been unable to repay their academic loans.
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@9RBGQNHNew Democratic9mos9MO
It should allow up to $50,000 to be forgiven, and universities should be forced to lower tuition by 35%.
@9GDR6QQ1yr1Y
Yes, but the student would need to give back in some form (this may include working in Canada for a number of years reciprocate the money payed off)
@9H9B77J1yr1Y
yes, but I believe they should not raise a taxt to this, they should also lower student loans and the prices to get into the school.
@9FKML6F2yrs2Y
Yes, but only after a certain amount of time has passed
@9B279FQ2yrs2Y
if they finish school then yes
@937VH9B3yrs3Y
Student loans are a scam
@8Z6P9KQ3yrs3Y
Every student in debt should have SOME opportunity to recoup some losses. If we can find enough in the budget for a lump sum, great. If not, students should still be able to contact someone and get some other kind of relief: receiving textbooks in high-demand fields, a set-time living somewhere rent-free, food/bills/amenities, some tuition relief for a career change.
This would only apply to each student once, maybe twice depending on circumstances, to prevent another potential drain on funds by parasitic citizens or students with little-to-no drive or plans.
@8Z3PZLF3yrs3Y
Make post secondary school more affordable
@8X4C75H3yrs3Y
It depends if the student actually has tried to study or at least earned something from studying that can help them with the job they want. Also, if they’re at least trying to pay back the debt
@8WYKKFL3yrs3Y
yes but not that much money only like 12 thousand
@8WYK5KY3yrs3Y
There should be a hearing and see if the student can be fit to have the debt relieved.
@8WCM3L7Conservative4yrs4Y
only if the family cannot pay for it
@8VZ8HXQ4yrs4Y
i think all schooling should be free
@8VVKKQL4yrs4Y
yes but you can also just lower the cost
@8VRKB2HConservative4yrs4Y
Forgive some but 20,000 is too much!
@8VQV6TG4yrs4Y
Yes, and an effort to make post secondary education free should be started.
@8VP33XV4yrs4Y
Post secondary education should be "free"
@8VNXHGX4yrs4Y
i believe that the fees should be more justifiable and easier to pay numbers
@8VNXGCD4yrs4Y
depending on their marks in highschool they should get funded a certain amount
@8VNWVPXConservative4yrs4Y
It depends on what they were doing while they weren't making any money.
@8VNJ8B84yrs4Y
Yes, but only if the student has grades above 75%, and a clean record
@8VMPLDC4yrs4Y
It would be a great idea if Canada had a surplus of revenue.
@8VM7DJ54yrs4Y
@8VM6VT9New Democratic4yrs4Y
There should be better options, so more people have opportunities. People should not be stripped of their education due to money problems.
@8VJCD534yrs4Y
No, but tuition should be capped and texts/required literature for classes/courses should be more affordable.
@99WWK9Q2yrs2Y
The government will loose a lot of money
@99WSVCM2yrs2Y
Yes, if you are benefitting the country
@98K9W9J2yrs2Y
yes forgive up $2000 of student lone debt if they are working if they aren't then keep the student loan
@98CRZ9T2yrs2Y
Yes but they pay it in taxes but for longer then just paying it off
@97YLGXD2yrs2Y
they should cover every university class for freee like finland.
@97XZPYP2yrs2Y
Yes, if it is affordable.
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