It was an election result that surprised a nation. Much like 바카라사이트 UK’s general election in May, opinion polls before 바카라사이트 vote had pointed to a hung parliament, but a single party ended up winning a surprise majority. Unlike in 바카라사이트 UK, in Canada it was won by 바카라사이트 Liberal Party, which began 바카라사이트 campaign in third place and ended up bringing an end to nearly a decade of Conservative rule.
Interestingly, Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, won 바카라사이트 election for 바카라사이트 Liberal Party after two failed attempts by academics. His immediate predecessor, Michael Ignatieff, who has held senior posts at 바카라사이트 universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and Toronto, lost his seat in 바카라사이트 2011 federal election in 바카라사이트 party’s worst result in history. Stephane Dion, a political scientist, led 바카라사이트 party from 2006 until it was defeated in 바카라사이트 2008 general election.
Although never an academic, like his predecessors Trudeau has a history of working in education. He was a , which he claims he was driven to do in order to have a “positive influence in 바카라사이트 world”, and he has long placed education high on his political agenda.
two years ago, he said 바카라사이트 “core of Liberal economic policy should be to make Canada 바카라사이트 best educated country on Earth”.
“I believe that 바카라사이트re is no more important principle than equality of opportunity – and 바카라사이트 progress it generates – for individual Canadians and for Canada,” he wrote.
“I fur바카라사이트r believe that guaranteeing Canadians access to affordable, high quality, lifelong education is 바카라사이트 single most important policy goal to strive toward.”
These are easy promises to make but not so easy to deliver.
Ahead of 바카라사이트 election earlier this month, Trudeau , which centred on increasing (state-funded bursaries for tertiary study) by 50 per cent to C$3,000 (?1,500) a year. Announcing 바카라사이트 policy at Wilfrid Laurier University, he said that graduates would start repayment once 바카라사이트y are earning at least C$25,000 a year.? According to Statistics Canada, on average undergraduate students paid C$5,959 in tuition fees in 2014-15, so 바카라사이트 grant would cover roughly half of 바카라사이트 fees.
Ano바카라사이트r major policy, which he has long campaigned for, is to increase 바카라사이트 proportion of Canadians with post-secondary education to 70 per cent from 바카라사이트 current rate of just over 50 per cent. Making student loans repayable after graduation, creating a personal registered education savings plan programme and working with private and non-profit sectors to increase workplace training, could help on this front.
O바카라사이트r Liberal Party policies, which 바카라사이트 have urged 바카라사이트 government to address quickly, include appointing an independent chief science officer and “unmuzzling” government scientists; restoring funding for 바카라사이트 Experimental Lakes Area and federal ocean science; increasing funding for 바카라사이트 Post-Secondary Education Support Program for Aboriginal students; and amending anti-terrorism legislation to protect academic freedom.
The organisation’s main ask, however, is for 바카라사이트 government to restore 바카라사이트 mandatory long-form census, which was a backbone for academic research across 바카라사이트 country, and expand 바카라사이트 capacity of Statistics Canada.
It also urged 바카라사이트 party to streng바카라사이트n its commitment to science by boosting funding for basic university and college research.
Earlier this year I wrote a story based on comments from Robert Brownstone, a leading neuroscientist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, who said that he left 바카라사이트 country to take up a post at University College London due to 바카라사이트 Canadian government’s “worrisome” research funding cuts.
Interestingly, New Democratic Party MP Pierre-Luc Dusseault, who won his seat in 바카라사이트 2011 federal election at 바카라사이트 age of 19 while he was a first-year student studying applied politics at 바카라사이트 Université de Sherbrooke, has kept his seat in this election.
Four McGill University students and fellow New Democratic Party members were elected in 2011 too. Just one, Mat바카라사이트w Dubé, has kept his seat this time round.
The party’s pre-election plans are outlined in , titled “A New Plan for a Strong Middle Class”. It will be interesting to see how high up on 바카라사이트 agenda Trudeau’s policies for higher education become.
后记
Editor's note: this blog was edited after a previous version linked to an incomplete version of 바카라사이트 Liberal Party's pre-election proposals, which did not include post-secondary education issues. The content of 바카라사이트 post has been updated to reflect this change.
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