Post-Secondary Education:  a debt-sentence no more

The Green Party of Saskatchewan believes that tuition should never be a barrier to education, and tuition should not be a debt-sentence.  Students should have a healthy, sustainable future.  They should be heard, and not ignored by government.  They need to be part of the political dialogue.

The Green Party of Saskatchewan recognizes that our universities are hubs of innovation and creativity, but we also recognize that the high cost of tuition is a major barrier for many citizens who might otherwise pursue post-secondary education.

Green Party of Saskatchewan MLAs will:

• Advocate for the restoration of adequate public funding to Saskatchewan’s universities.  The corporate sector’s growing stranglehold on universities shall be eliminated.

All qualified citizens of Saskatchewan are entitled to free higher education, as they are to health care and secondary education.  The Green Party of Saskatchewan will phase out post-secondary tuition for all academically qualified residents over a four-year period once we form government.  This will also extend to academically qualified Graduate students who are residents of Saskatchewan