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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@9MH4YWF11mos11MO
Student loan debt should not exist, as post-secondary education should become socialized to promote the education of people from all classes.
@9GF7LP21yr1Y
I think if students are doing what there supposed to be doing, getting good grades, etc. then yes maybe the should help those students out but I also think there are more important things we could be spending money on.
No, degree cost will cause the market to lower degree requirements
@9H5LGDV1yr1Y
I think governments should do more to support students in paying for their post-secondary education so that people don't end up with large amounts of debt.
@9H5KYJZ1yr1Y
I think since it would only help a very small proportion of tuition yet still a lot of money, because of this i think it should be appointed to other uses
@959RYHY3yrs3Y
Yes, depended on the persons income or how school was payed.
@9362PYJ3yrs3Y
This is a hard one. I think there should be some loan forgiveness for good grades. Having an incentive to work in certain fields and to remain in specific regions (and the province) could work. There should be multiple financial factors looked at. Students who face financial hardship should have assistance over those who can pay for their schooling themselves.
@8VR8Q4PConservative4yrs4Y
Make sure students don't take out any interest based loans of any kind in their entire life not just when talking about student loans.
@8VP4N4X4yrs4Y
Yes, depending on the financial situation of the student.
@8VJM8XW4yrs4Y
No, I paid for my education and my children’s education. But, the government should provide at least two years of full time employment before they have to repay loans.
@8VJDTW44yrs4Y
More important to reduce deficit first.
@8VJ93854yrs4Y
forgive $10,000, double grants, give 5-year grace
@97ZVYJ42yrs2Y
Yes, only if you pay taxes (ie. income/property/etc.
@8VMBRXF4yrs4Y
The government should forgive debts but not up to 20,000 unless it is a medical course
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