~The Other Press

 

  

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- THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

is looking at changing Canada’s social programs
including federal support
to post-secondary education.

FACTS

Canada spends more of its Gross
National Product on post-secondary
education than any other industrialized
country. Canadian university students
now pay only about 20% of the costs of
their education. They can expect to earn
40% more over their lifetime — an average
of $11,700 more per year — than those
with no university diploma. Over 25% of
people in the workforce want to upgrade
their skills but can’t afford it. It’s also a fact
that all governments are facing a financial
squeeze and have to review their programs.

   
  
 

THE CHALLENGE

WE NEED TO MAINTAIN A FAIR, ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM.
HERE’S ONE OF THE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE:

An expanded student aid program that would put more money in a new system of student
loans and grants. Repayment of loans would be based on income after graduation.

Right now, the federal government’s spending includes both student aid and transfers

to provinces in the form of cash and tax points. The tax transfers will continue — and grow
by an estimated $2 billion over the next decade. That money will replace the cash portion
which will run out over the next 10 years.

One idea: the federal government could replace the cash transfer with a new permanent
$2 billion loans and grants system. This option could put about $10 billion more into the post-
secondary system over a ten-year period and improve access to post-secondary education.

Nothing is etched in stone. If you have comments on these ideas — or other ideas — we want
to hear from you. Get your free copy of the Discussion Paper, the Summary or the booklet
“Have your say”. Fill in the pull-out question-and-answer section of the booklet and return it
to us. To order or for more information:

Call 1-800-735-3551

TDD: 1-800-465-7735

 

IT’S TIME TO:-CHANGE OUR SOCIAL PROGRAMS. HAVE YOUR SAY.

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Satanatras
Eight Ate Hate
cd
A&M

I don’t really understand what the hell this album is all about, but then again
I don’t suppose that’s the point. Hmmmmm...let me see...the Satanatras are
probably angst-ridden, genius/visionaries trapped in pop culture that completely
doesn’t understand them... Right? Well...get to the back of the line, Pedro!

One track titled Prozac, (You'd probably need at least a handful to start
appreciating it...) is a lot like a bus ride through Saskatchewan: it’s long, it’s
annoying, and it never really seems to go anywhere. This is the central theme
running through the album.

Eight Ate Hate sounds like the kind of music you’d like to turn up really
loud, but you just can’t because the singing is just so bad. (Hey guys! Find
yourselves some Vick’s-44 for those nasty throat infections, guys... I hope they
get better before X-mass... the boys-choir'd be nothing without ya!)

All the references to “hell”, “Satan”, and “888” on the cover and in the
lyrics certainly are suggestive. Like maybe this is what’s played in all the
elevators in the flaming netherworld?

- Chad Iverson

 

Tori Amos

Under the Pink
cd
Warner

A synergy of utter beauty, limitless pathos, humiliating curiosity, and
empowering strength. Oh, and don’t forget to throw in some primal intensity.
That’s Tori Amos.

Opening with the beauteous Pretty Good Year, pianos and strings backing
Amos’ full, emotional vocals, Under the Pink is one of the most powerful albums
of the year. After Year, the disc launches into the raw, potent God. Amidst
questions about God’s less sensical “creations,” Amos pleads, “tell me you’re
crazy, maybe then I’ll understand / you got your 9 iron in the back just in case.”

This disc is nothing if not cruelly honest, a window into the unbreakable
fragility of a phenomenal talent. Turn it up, and hit ‘repeat.’

- Jason Kurylo