Mr. Speaker, | rise today to inform the House that the
National Forum on Post-Secondary Education wil! be held in

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, from October 25 to 28.

The aim of the Forum will be to explore the chal lenges
and opportunities facing Canada’s universities and colleges in
preparation for the 21st century. Learning is a !|ifelong process
and our institutions must become flexible enough to respond to
the differing needs of the 45-year-old executive, the 65-year-old
pensioner, and the 18-year-old student fresh from high school.

These are formidable challenges and they demand the utmost from

all involved in post-secondary education. OQ
This Forum will not be a federal event, a provincial
event, or even a federal-provincial avent. It will be an

historic occasion for discussion among informed and concerned
Canadians. The role of the governments here is to facilitate

such discussions and respond to the issues and concerns that are

raised.

The planning of the Forum will be in the hands of a
national committee, a group of eminent and respected Canadians
from across the country. | am pleased to announce today,
together with the Chairman of the Counci! of Ministers of
Education, the Honourable Anthony Brummet, the names of those who QO

will be responsible for organizing the event.

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