Statement made on 13 December 2007 by Senator Yoine Goldstein (retired)
Hon. Yoine Goldstein:
Honourable senators, I heard the honourable Leader of the Government in the Senate tell us about all of the initiatives that this government is taking with respect to post-secondary education.
Is the Leader of the Government aware of the fact that the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, which incidentally was established by the previous unnamed government, is running out of funds; and notwithstanding requests from a host of student bodies and universities, this government is doing absolutely nothing to replenish it?
Is the Leader of the Government in the Senate aware that the Department of Finance has ascribed $5.6 million for legal fees for lawyers to hound student borrowers who cannot afford to repay their loans at the moment?
Is the honourable senator aware of the fact that the tax breaks of which she speaks with respect to students are irrelevant to students because they do not pay taxes?
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