For the second time in a week, former Parti Québécois premier Lucien Bouchard has taken a public stand against PQ policy, this time pressuring the Quebec government to sharply increase tuition fees so the province's under-funded universities can regain their competitiveness.
On Feb. 16, Mr. Bouchard stunned his former party by urging the PQ to set aside its goal of achieving Quebec sovereignty and focus on more urgent needs such as education, health care and public finances.
His forays are turning out to be a major thorn in the side of the PQ but a welcomed support for the Liberal policies of Premier Jean Charest.
Yesterday, Mr. Bouchard tackled postsecondary education, going public with 15 other prominent Quebec figures, including former Liberal finance ministers Michel Audet and Monique Jérôme-Forget. He demanded the government act immediately to relieve university underfunding.
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Just a note to point out that universities don't "become competitive" by increasing tuition fees (and it takes a wild twist of logic to make it seem that way).
By simply restating the position without comment you appear to endorse the idea of "becoming competitive" by raising tuitions. You should reconsider your position.
Raising tuitions weakens the overall student pool because it prevents worthy poor people from attending and replaces them with unqualified, but well-off, rich people.
Downes, that's what we have bursaries and scholarships for.
Universities need the tuition especially for buisness and law.
It cost more to keep top proffs.
Remember, the student comes out with a ticket to make money.
Taxpayers can only afford so much.
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