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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-04-29, Page 44 News Record • Wednesday, April 29, 2015 www.clintonnewsrecord.com NewsCl Record PUBLISHED WEEKLY — EST. 1860 53 Albert St. P.O. 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That's the good news in a country that's fought hard to tell its young high school is not enough. Where the equation goes a little wonky, is in who should pay. While the poll finds three-quarters of Canadi- ans believe a post -sec- ondary education is criti- cal to a better future, half also believe it should be free. In a country where taxpayers deeply subsi- dize higher education, that's a disconnect gov- ernments need to mind. The implication is many voters believe higher education should — like social programs and health care — cost them nothing extra out of their pockets. Not surprisingly, the young — those who ben- efit most, but who also shoulder soaring tuition fees and often -heavy debt loads — most strongly favour a free ride, with nearly two- thirds agreeing in the poll that Canada should offer free post -secondary tuition. But here's the thing. Just like health care, Canada does not have a national post -sec- ondary system but a series of provincial and territorial ones, each subject to its own politi- cal whims and bottom lines. The result, the Canadian Centre for Pol- icy Alternatives (CCPA) recently reported, is an "increasingly patchwork, privatized and individu- alized system of univer- sity financing." While one province may find it politically or practically convenient to freeze or discount tuition, another may so need the money it can't follow suit. Anything like a national standard went out the window in Paul Martin's deficit - fighting 1995 federal budget that passed bil- lions in cuts for health, social programs and education to the prov- inces by replacing many transfers with the Can- ada Health and Social Transfer. That the same Martin would, a decade later, dangle the prom- ise of big tuition breaks as he fought to save his job as prime minister, only underlines the pol- itics in higher education. In 1991, the provinces paid nearly 80% of the cost of operating universities while students paid 18%. By 2011, the left-leaning CCPA think-tank found, students were paying 37% and the provinces 55%. There's no way to bal- ance that equation now by removing students. For the free -tuition crowd, the obvious ques- tion is who picks up the slack if not they as taxpayers? Postmedia Network From the archives 15 years ago... ■ The Tame Flowers Cam- paign was created out of St. Anne's to assist a Colom- bian school form a sewing and manufacturing pro- gram. The program was meant to help disadvan taged students the opportu- nity to learn a new skill. • Local athlete Kristy Cameron got ready for four events in the Sydney Olympic trials. She competed for 100 and 200 metre breaststroke and the 200 and 400 metre individual medleys. 25 years ago... ■ The first Huron County House of Refuge celebrated its one- hundredth birthday. The home was set up to service the homeless and needy in the area. • Six baby macaws, at a total value of $10,000, were stolen from a King Street residence after thieves broke in through a basement window. • Lois and Edward Wise of Clinton were given the Tril- lium Merit Award. The couple had taught dance around the area for 25 years. The award was given annually to dancers who have made exceptional con- tributions in dance in Ontario. 35 years ago... • An all -candidates meeting was held in Clinton to discuss women's issues like day care, employment equality, educa- tion, agriculture and affirma- tive action. The meeting was the first of its kind to be held in the area. • The Tuckersmith Fashion Show was held in Clinton to model fashions from the 1800s up to 2010. The show took the audience back 150 years and then took a guess at what future fashion would look like. • The Central Huron Second- ary School music club cele- brated its fifth anniversary. In 1979 the Huron County Board of Education cancelled the only music programs the school had leaving the stu- dents without a music pro- gram for one year. The Clinton News Record has joined the online conversation. Follow us on Twitter. twitter. Find us on: facebook® @ClintonNewsRcrd LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519-482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clin- ton, ON NOL 1LO. CLINTON NEWS RECORD - HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY: 9:00 - 5:00 • TUESDAY: - CLOSED • WEDNESDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • THURSDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • FRIDAY: - 9:00 - 5:00 • SATURDAY & SUNDAY: - CLOSED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 2:00 • PHONE 519-482-3443 • FAX: 519-482-7341 www.clintonnewsrecord.com