You don’t need a college education to know there’s no such thing as a free lunch. And you don’t need a university degree to know that discounted tuition comes at a cost. ( Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS )The Progressive Conservatives’ plan to cut tuition by 10 per cent has a seductively populist appeal, recalling their buck-a-beer campaign pledge. Boasting that he is once again “leaving more money in your pocketbook,” the premier is robbing Peter to pay Paul. It is perhaps no accident that empowering students in this way is emasculating student government along the way.

Source: thestar January 18, 2019 23:42 UTC