Dear Tuition Protestors in Montreal,
I understand your angry, and I can empathize. I was upset when I found out that the bar at my cousin's wedding wasn't an open bar. I expected to have someone else pay for me to get sloshed but instead had to fork over the money myself. I may have let off a smoke bomb in the hallway for a few laughs. And maybe I tripped a few waiters causing them to drop their trays of expensive appetizers, but someone else will pay for for the food and cleaning up the mess I made. I may have gotten a bit rude to the newly wed couple and been asked to leave the reception after a few drinks. But I don't understand why I was banned from Christmas. And then when I showed up anyway there was really no reason to ask me to leave But I digress.
I'm sorry that you have been asked to pay more for your education than you anticipated. Despite the fact that your provinces already has the lowest tuition rate in the country, it isn't fair that we're asking you to pay $325/year more for something that will last you a lifetime and earn you millions more than your peers without it. Twenty Seven dollars a month is a lot. If you budget it right you could get pizza twice with that kind of money!
Maybe instead of making cuts to education we should instead look at cutting our provincial drug plan, or perhaps the RRQ. We could cut funding to people who need it who will never find a way to earn the difference. We shouldn't be targeting able-minded young people with their life ahead of them who are receiving an education that will increase their net worth.
As a university alumni myself, I'm happy that your movement has gained support. It's unfortunate that it came at the cost of Bill 78. The government really shouldn't meddle in things like public safety. If the citizens of Montreal want to make people attending the Grand Prix du Canada not feel welcome, that's their prerogative. Well, it's the prerogative of the 300-400 people who decided to represent their city in that manner. Regardless of whether or not they represent a majority of Montrealers. There was really no need to break up an illegal protest. Ten Million dollars in tax revenue from the tourism generated by an event like this, is just chump change when we're talking about a budget issue such as cuts to tuition subsidies. It's perfectly acceptable to protest spending cuts by costing a city millions of dollars and forcing them to make more cuts. Clearly, the logic is sound.
Just because I was able to pay for my own education, where tuition costs were $5000/year, does not mean that I should expect you to be able to. Higher education is clearly a basic necessity that should be available to every individual, regardless of their ability to pay for it or earn it through scholarship.
Sincere in sarcasm,
The Passive Aggressivist.
I understand your angry, and I can empathize. I was upset when I found out that the bar at my cousin's wedding wasn't an open bar. I expected to have someone else pay for me to get sloshed but instead had to fork over the money myself. I may have let off a smoke bomb in the hallway for a few laughs. And maybe I tripped a few waiters causing them to drop their trays of expensive appetizers, but someone else will pay for for the food and cleaning up the mess I made. I may have gotten a bit rude to the newly wed couple and been asked to leave the reception after a few drinks. But I don't understand why I was banned from Christmas. And then when I showed up anyway there was really no reason to ask me to leave But I digress.
I'm sorry that you have been asked to pay more for your education than you anticipated. Despite the fact that your provinces already has the lowest tuition rate in the country, it isn't fair that we're asking you to pay $325/year more for something that will last you a lifetime and earn you millions more than your peers without it. Twenty Seven dollars a month is a lot. If you budget it right you could get pizza twice with that kind of money!
Maybe instead of making cuts to education we should instead look at cutting our provincial drug plan, or perhaps the RRQ. We could cut funding to people who need it who will never find a way to earn the difference. We shouldn't be targeting able-minded young people with their life ahead of them who are receiving an education that will increase their net worth.
As a university alumni myself, I'm happy that your movement has gained support. It's unfortunate that it came at the cost of Bill 78. The government really shouldn't meddle in things like public safety. If the citizens of Montreal want to make people attending the Grand Prix du Canada not feel welcome, that's their prerogative. Well, it's the prerogative of the 300-400 people who decided to represent their city in that manner. Regardless of whether or not they represent a majority of Montrealers. There was really no need to break up an illegal protest. Ten Million dollars in tax revenue from the tourism generated by an event like this, is just chump change when we're talking about a budget issue such as cuts to tuition subsidies. It's perfectly acceptable to protest spending cuts by costing a city millions of dollars and forcing them to make more cuts. Clearly, the logic is sound.
Just because I was able to pay for my own education, where tuition costs were $5000/year, does not mean that I should expect you to be able to. Higher education is clearly a basic necessity that should be available to every individual, regardless of their ability to pay for it or earn it through scholarship.
Sincere in sarcasm,
The Passive Aggressivist.
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maggiesharm:
Love your blog and I sincerely hope that the smoke bomb part is true.
idwraith:
Feel better beautiful!