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Well you can’t say we didn’t warn you.

The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada is
inviting written views on the current Student
Assistance and is. reviewing current alternative
programs for post-secondary students.

The shiny new ad that is being run in college and
university papers is asking for feed back on student aid.
We do not know what the end result could be, but if too
few students become active, the voice of the students
could be forgotten.

The Ministry is asking for any or all aspects of student
assistance including the modification or replacement
for existing policies and programs on both federal and
provincial governments.

Hmmm. Sounds like some students may be abusing
the system, or not getting enough money, right?

Whatever the case may be only 10% of the population
of Canada makes it to post-secondary education. This,
in itself, may indicate that our institutes of higher
learning may not be as accesible as we think them to

If a large enough number of students made it known
that there are modifications need to the student aid
program the government, be it federal or provincial,
would have to act accordingly.

Of course, if not enough views are expressed then
there may be cutbacks in the student assistance
program, or tougher guidelines for students to become
eligible.

We suggest that all students should take time to think
about how they are going to fund their education, anc
then offer some feed-back to the government.

After all, it’s our government. nt

 

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Anarchy is as
absolute as communism and both doctrines can only be
presented in an extremely dogmatic manner. People
from either end of the political spectrum have no use for
those at the other end and even less use for those in the
middle. This is because both communists and right
wing libertarians believe that there is a one word
answer to be found and they have it. This is where they
go wrong, for there is a lot to be ‘said for being ‘‘wishy
washy’’.

Liberatarians believe that government is not natural
and that if man were not governed he would continue to
survive and would indeed excell his advancement at an
even greater rate than he is moving. Communists on
the other hand believe that since man has the ability to
think in terms of controlled destiny and government;
government to the point where it will no longer be
needed and the ‘‘state shall wither away.’

The wishy washy point of view (and all powerful and
successful countries in the world today are wishy
washy) is looking toward better government but are not
blind to the fact that utopian society is virtually
unattainable. cs

The middle of the road being the eclectic mess that is
is, is much more difficult to understand and work with
but it is a political stance which allows one to look at all
the alternatives and to look out for any dangers which

 

on arise from blind dogma.
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