Tag: Budget History

By Jonathan L. Stade

It’s time to stop cutting before the post-secondary education is decapitated. That’s the message sent to Premier Ralph Klein by nearly 200 students gathered at Mount Royal College Monday for a joint protest organized by the College, the Alberta College and Technical Institute Student Executive Council, and the University of Calgary Students’ Union. “The first… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Stop the insanity

By Chris Herard

Anyone got $2 or 3 million to spare? This week the University of Calgary Associate Vice-president (Finance) Michael McAdam has announced the university is facing a $2.245 million shortfall for the 1995/96 academic year. As of now, the administration has no idea where the money will come from. The university Budget Committee has already met… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: I’m a little short…

By Rebecca Jaremko

University of Calgary sessional instructors feel exploited. “We make $15,000–maximum–over eight months; that’s less than any secretary makes,” said a sessional instructor, who asked not to be identified. “Sessionals at Mount Royal College and The Alberta College of Art are paid much more. Why is that?” As of July 1, 1994, sessional instructors at the… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Sessionals exploited by low wages

By Ben Perrin

Student groups are calling for more student debt relief after the announcement of the so-called “Education Budget” by Finance Minister Paul Martin Feb. 24. The budget establishes a $2.5 biliion Canada Millennium Scholarship fund, creates a tax credit for taxes paid on repayment of student loans, increases the maximum contributions allowed to the Registered Education… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: “Education budget” fails

By Michael Jensen

Liberal Doses, opinion There were two notable items missing in Ralph Klein’s address to the citizens of Alberta. Every post-secondary student knows that Klein did not address the cuts to post-secondary education. Post-secondary students already obtained a promise of a review of the cuts from the premier. Klein’s address is symbolic of the Alberta political… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Klein-opoly: a game the whole province can play

Tuition is on the rise, again, and I for one am angry. Fees are going up 9.7 per cent next year, which is the maximum allowed under the provincial government’s tuition policy, and student leaders are saying it’s not a total loss-they have a promise from the Board of Governors that the university President will… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Editorial: Quelle surprise

By Andrea Hay

Saving bucks won out over student health and quality education in this year’s University of Calgary budget. The University Budget Committee got out its budget axe again in an attempt to deal with provincial government funding cuts of another seven per cent. The funding cuts are right on schedule for the second year of Advanced… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Cuts like a knife

By Val Jepson

As promised, the provincial Conservative government officially announced their first balanced budget two weeks ago. Although there were few surprises, student leaders and university administrators differ on what the budget means to University of Calgary students. The province will absorb a $42 million federal cut in transfer payments and will spend an extra $52 million,… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Budget blues sung by student leaders

By Chris Herard

In a meeting last week, the Planning and Finance Committee approved an increase in next year’s tuition to the tune of approximately $220 per full time student. “We realize it’s a problem,” said Jason Allen, president of the University of Calgary Students’ Union. “There was no time to consult effectively on this one.” The extra… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Brace yourselves, tuition is going up… again.

By Patrick Lindsay

It’s official: the provincial government is driving post-secondary education into the ground. The provincial budget was released last Tuesday and, according to Students’ Union President Jason Allen, there were no surprises. “At some point in the not-so-distant future, it will become glaringly obvious that Alberta has created a second-rate post-secondary education system because of systematic… Continue reading BUDGET HISTORY: Klein’s budget axe falls