Access to post-secondary education is most definitely based on financial ability. Idealogically, access to post secondary education should be governed by aptitude and ability, not how think daddy's wallet is. Education is our future, it would be nice to be able to think that future decisions would be made by those best qualified to make them. I'm thinking a hugely expanded scholarship program for those who can't meet financial thresholds.
Those forestry numbers are easily spun by producers and harvesters, much of them based on projections that stretch decades into the future. The current bottom line says we are harvesting at a faster rate than the forest is being replenished. Raw log exports continue to climb as jobs in the value-added forestry products sector continue to drop. The mining industry is a microcosm of our overall approach to environmentalism, "We just can't afford to do things properly".
Man you are out of touch with today’s practices , a mining company can no longer afford not to do things properly . Any new project takes five years or so just to clear regulatory hurdles .There is no comparison between today and 50 years ago .
As for education I agree it should be less expensive , but there are any number of scholarships and bursaries available to graduating students and many low income people take advantage of them . Many immigrants working in menial jobs are able to put their children through school and they are successful engineers , accountants etc.
Many of the progeny of the fat wallets waste their time on useless degrees like Woman’s studies , etc. Where there is one job available per 50 graduates . Who cares if those rich dollars are feeding the system ?
I'm curious as to what any of the above has to do with the conservative leadership race? Nick, since you don't have any real interest , what's your reason for this? Why are you even involved? It would be like a conservative involved in the NDP, Green, or Liberal party leadership race.
Maybe one of mods can move this to it's own or an existing thread on this topic.