‘Discourages’ students

Dear Editor:

The Ford government has reduced  Ontario Student Assistance Program grants to prospective students of universities and colleges to 25% of tuition, with student loan covering the rest.

This effectively discourages some brilliant young people unwilling to spend years into a new career carrying massive debt.

Hard hit post secondary schools are now able to increase tuition by 2% for the next three years. They are canceling some courses and have been laying off staff due to the lack of high-paying foreign student allocations.

I have to ask: how will the miraculous AI-generated version of Ford’s Ontario come to pass with fewer bright minds such as engineers, researchers, architects, surveyors, educators and planners?

Before we set Doug Ford on a hero’s pedestal, let’s check whether his feet are made of clay.

Arlene Callaghan,
Fergus