Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2010-04-01 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Linda Duncan (Edmonton\u2014Strathcona, NDP)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1846745\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, as the member of Parliament for <a data-HoCid=\"128339\" href=\"/politicians/linda-duncan/\" title=\"Linda Duncan\">Edmonton\u2014Strathcona</a>, I am privileged to have three university campuses in my constituency: the University of Alberta main campus, Campus Saint-Jean, and King's University.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846746\" data-originallang=\"en\">Faculty, students and their families have shared their concerns that advanced education is becoming increasingly unaffordable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846747\" data-originallang=\"en\">At the U of A, on top of rising tuition fees, students must pay new fees, and faculty must take 8 to 13 days of unpaid leave.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846748\" data-originallang=\"en\">Market modifiers, or higher tuition fees, have been imposed for professional faculties, assuming they will earn more after graduation. This hurts those least able to pay, and increases an already high debt burden. Few law graduates can consider a public interest career.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846749\" data-originallang=\"en\">This week, I met with U of A medical students concerned that as medical fees increase, access will be denied to many at a time when we have a need for more doctors.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846750\" data-originallang=\"en\">There is no better investment than the education of young Canadians and to ensure accessibility for more than the privileged few. I am sure members will agree with Dr. Paul Capon, that education and learning are at the heart of a democratic society. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846751\" data-originallang=\"en\">Should our federal government not be contributing more?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1846745\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en tant que d\u00e9put\u00e9e d'<a data-HoCid=\"128339\" href=\"/politicians/linda-duncan/\" title=\"Linda Duncan\">Edmonton\u2014Strathcona</a>, j'ai le privil\u00e8ge de pouvoir dire que ma circonscription compte trois campus universitaires: le campus principal et le campus Saint-Jean de l'Universit\u00e9 de l'Alberta ainsi que l'Universit\u00e9 King's. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846746\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les professeurs, les \u00e9tudiants et les membres de leur famille s'inqui\u00e8tent que l'\u00e9ducation sup\u00e9rieure co\u00fbte de plus en plus cher.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846747\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 l'Universit\u00e9 de l'Alberta, en plus des frais de scolarit\u00e9, les \u00e9tudiants doivent payer de nouveaux frais. De plus, les professeurs doivent prendre de 8 \u00e0 13 jours de cong\u00e9 non pay\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846748\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les facult\u00e9s d'enseignement des professions lib\u00e9rales doivent maintenant imposer des frais de scolarit\u00e9 modul\u00e9s en fonction du march\u00e9, bref plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s, car on consid\u00e8re que les \u00e9tudiants profiteront d'un salaire plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 apr\u00e8s l'obtention de leur dipl\u00f4me. Cette mesure frappe les \u00e9tudiants les moins en mesure de payer et accro\u00eet les dettes des \u00e9tudiants, qui sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 lourdes. Peu de dipl\u00f4m\u00e9s en droit ont les moyens d'envisager une carri\u00e8re dans un domaine d'int\u00e9r\u00eat public.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846749\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je me suis entretenue cette semaine avec des \u00e9tudiants en m\u00e9decine de l'Universit\u00e9 de l'Alberta qui craignent que la hausse des frais de scolarit\u00e9 emp\u00eache de nombreux \u00e9tudiants de faire des \u00e9tudes \u00e0 un moment o\u00f9 nous avons besoin de plus de m\u00e9decins.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846750\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quoi de mieux que d'investir dans l'\u00e9ducation des jeunes Canadiens et d'en \u00e9largir l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 un plus grand nombre pour ne pas favoriser uniquement quelques privil\u00e9gi\u00e9s. Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s conviendront certainement avec le Dr Paul Capon que l'\u00e9ducation et l'apprentissage sont au coeur de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9mocratique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1846751\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral ne devrait-il pas contribuer davantage \u00e0 l'\u00e9ducation?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2010/4/1/linda-duncan-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/linda-duncan/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1029/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "3079934",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Universities and Colleges",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2010/4/1/",
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