In my opinion the BC Liberal government is blind.
They cannot see how important it is for low-income adults, young and old, to have funding for upgrading courses needed for university programs.
Education should be as our health care is: free or cheap to anyone who is in need of it.
Yes, many of us have graduated but that does not mean we have jobs that pay us enough to cover the cost of upgrading our education, especially considering minimum wage is currently $10.25 an hour.
Though education is of significant value, adults in this position don’t have enough pennies saved up to spend on something this expensive, it’s just not feasible.
Many would like to know who had the brilliant idea to cut our funding for the upgrading courses. I, and others, are outraged they are making these outrageous decisions.
As of right now, B.C. does not have enough trained and educated people to fill the gap the baby boomers are leaving behind. If we want to continue to grow in our technology and health care, we need to put more focus on training our replacements for those retiring. There are many reasons as to why the government should not be cutting the funding to our much-needed educational programs.
This is my viewpoint on why I think that all post-secondary education, or at least the upgrading courses, should be free or heavily funded.
I can only hope that most of you feel the same way, so that we can make a change to this new policy that takes effect on May 1 of this year.
Kailey Charest
