unding
      Hacts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      The
      education
      bill
      is
      picked-up
      by
      the
      provincial
     
     
      government.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FA
      C
      E
      The
      federal
      government
      pays
      at
      least
      half
      of
      the
      bill.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      The
      provincial
      government
      spends
      all
      of
      the
      money
      it
     
     
      receives
      for
      education
      from
      the
      federal
      government,
      on
      education.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FA
      C
      -
      It
      is
      up
      to
      each
      province
      to
      decide
      how
      much
      of
      this
     
     
      money
      will
      be
      spent
      on
      education,
      most
      spend
      far
      less
      than
      is
     
     
      allocated.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      The
      federal
      government
      has
      maintained
      its
      financial
     
     
      commitment
      to
      education.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FA
      C
      {¥
      By
      the
      end
      ofits
      second
      term
      in
      office
      the
      Conservative
     
     
      government
      will
      have
      cut
      back
      $3,277,294,000
      on
      education
     
     
      spending.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      Tuition
      fees
      have
      risen
      in
      accordance
      with
      increases
     
     
      in
      the
      cost
      of
      living.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FA
      CT
      From
      1988
      to
      1989
      renthas
      increased
      5.2%,
      food
      3.6%,
     
     
      and
      tuition
      fees
      7%.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      Tuition
      increases
      are
      not
      affected
      by
      government
     
     
      cutbacks
      and
      holdouts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FA
      G
      E
      Tuition
      fees
      continue
      to
      rise
      while
      governments
      spend
     
     
      less
      and
      less
      on
      education.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MYTH
      The
      quality
      of
      education
      in
      the
      90's
      is
      comparable
      to
     
     
      that
      of
      the
      70's.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      A
      C
      T
      Classrooms
      are
      overcrowded,
      libraries
      are
      underfunded,
     
     
      lab
      equipment
      is
      obsolete,
      and
      the
      line-ups
      are
      endless...
      when
     
     
      was
      the
      last
      time
      the
      course
      you
      needed
      was
      full?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SO
      es
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ampaigns
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nei
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      FEDERATION
      HAS
      DETAILED
     
     
      several
      exciting
      and
      upbeat
      campaigns
     
     
      for
      1990-91.
      This
      year
      the
      focus
      of
      our
     
     
      campaignswillcentre
      onthe
      withdrawal
     
     
      of
      the
      3%
      surtax
      for
      Canada
      Student
     
     
      loans.
      We
      have
      organizeda
      ‘register
     
     
      your
      opposition”
      post-card
      and
      letter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      writing
      campaign,
      as
      well
      stickers
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fact
      sheets
      have
      been
      distributed.
      We
     
     
      believe
      that
      the
      withdrawal
      of
      the
      3%
     
     
      surtax
      on
      student
      loans
      is
      winnable.
     
     
      Our
      lobby
      efforts
      here
      on
      Parliament
     
     
      Hill
      must
      be
      supplemented
      with
     
     
      maximum
      participation
      from
      the
     
     
      membership.
      If
      you
      have
      not
      signed
     
     
      apost-card
      or
      letter
      registering
      your
     
     
      opposition
      to
      the
      3%
      surtax
      do
      it
     
     
      now!
      The
      power
      of
      an
      interest
      group
     
     
      lies
      within
      the
      activism
      of
      its
     
     
      membership.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Other
      campaigns
      that
      will
      unfold
     
     
      throughout
      the
      yearwill
      be
      our
      National
     
     
      Student
      Day
      campaign,
      anational
      anti-
     
     
      racism
      campaign,
      awomen'scampaign
     
     
      and
      a
      native
      students
      awareness
     
     
      campaign.
      We
      have
      planned
      a
      full
     
     
      year
      of
      activities.
      You
      will
      notice
      that
     
     
      some
      of
      our
      campaigns
      are
      direct
     
     
      political
      action
      campaigns
      eg.
      “Don’t
     
     
      tax
      my
      loan”,
      while
      others
      are
     
     
      educational
      campaigns
      eg.
      “This
      is
      a
     
     
      racism-free
      zone”.
      The
      success
      of
      a
     
     
      campaign
      lies
      with
      the
      direct
     
     
      participation
      of
      students.
      Get
      involved
     
     
      with
      an
      issue
      of
      particular
      concern
     
     
      to
      you.
      Our
      strength
      lies
      in
      our
     
     
      numbers!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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