Since it was announced, the plan has received criticism from health care professionals, politicians and disability activists.
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The strike notice was filed days after the Ontario Progressive Conservatives promised to repeal the Keeping Students in Class Act (Bill 28).
“In the early nineties, we worried about kids passing notes, that was a distraction in class. We were taught how you intercept notes and the protocol on note-passing. We’ve just way surpassed that,” one local high school teacher says.
Student organizations on campus are already feeling the pressures of the Student Choice Initiative as the opt in deadline of Sept. 27 approaches, leading groups to develop tighter budgets and cut staff.
Whether you’re an international student or a domestic student, whether you come from a rich family or a poor family, whether you receive OSAP or know someone who does, we can, by simply showing up, send a message all the way to Queen’s Park.
The Ford government announced changes to OSAP last week that will see many students receive significantly reduced grants from the program.
The policy is intended to address a perceived crisis of free speech on campus but has faced backlash by academic organizations who claim it erodes the independence of educational institutions.
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