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      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Post
     
     
      Secondary
      Education
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Mary
      Boyd
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      federal
      government
      has
      bought
     
     
      the
      line
      that
      Canadians
      are
      living
      beyond
     
     
      their
      means.
      Therefore,
      the
      logic
      goes,
      we
     
     
      have
      to
      cut
      our
      spending
      as
      the
      only
      way
      to
     
     
      deal
      with
      the
      debt
      and
      deficit.
      As
      a
      way
      of
     
     
      doing
      this,
      finance
      minister
      Paul
      Martin
     
     
      handed
      Canadians
      the
      Canada
      Health
      and
     
     
      Social
      Transfer
      (CHST),
      which
      will
      cut
     
     
      billions
      of
      dollars
      from
      public
      services
      and
     
     
      social
      programs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Under
      the
      CHST
      funding
      for
      health,
     
     
      post
      secondary
      education
      and
      social
      assist-
     
     
      ance
      will
      be
      rolled
      into
      one
      block
      fund.
     
     
      Funding
      for
      these
      three
      programs
      will
      be
      cut
     
     
      by
      $7
      billion
      in
      the
      first
      two
      years.
      There
     
     
      are
      no
      strings
      attached
      to
      the
      provincial
     
     
      expenditure
      of
      the
      federal
      cash
      transfers.
     
     
      Provinces
      can
      spend
      these
      transfers
      on
     
     
      anything.
      In
      the
      short
      term
      health,
      welfare,
     
     
      and
      post-secondary
      education
      may
      have
      to
     
     
      compete
      with
      each
      other
      for
      their
      rightful
     
     
      share.
      In
      the
      long
      term,
      as
      federal
      cash
     
     
      transfers
      diminish,
      there
      may
      be
      no
      federal
     
     
      money
      for
      any
      of
      those
      programs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      CHST
      will
      not
      be
      implemented
     
     
      until
      April
      1,
      1996
      and
      the
      Action
      Canada
     
     
      Network
      (ACN)
      believes
      that
      it
      is
      impera-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rookie
      Debaters
      Win
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tive
      that
      changes
      be
      made
      to
      the
      CHST
      by
      Steve
      Ellis
     
     
      before
      that
      date.
      Federal-provincial
      negotia-
     
     
      tions
      on
      the
      allocation
      of
      CHST
      funds
      and
     
     
      on
      its
      principles
      and
      objectives
      are
      now
      in
     
     
      process
      and
      must
      be
      opened
      up
      to
      allow
     
    
   
   
    
     
      public
      consultation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don’t
      even
      bother
      trying
      to
      argue
     
     
      vith
      Susan
      Vatcher
      or
      Chris
      Burns,
      you
     
     
      i
      not
      win.
      That
      was
      what
      their
      oppo-
     
    

    
     
      nents
      were
      saying
      after
      each
      round
      at
      this
     
    

    
     
      year’s
      Atlantic
      Regional
      Novice
      Debating
      ©
     
     
      hampionships,
      held
      at
      Dalhousie
      Univer-
     
    

    
     
      sity
      from
      September
      29
      to
      October
      1.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wide
      range
      of
      knowledge,”
      com:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      deficit
      and
      debt
      have
      little
      to
      do
      ge,
     
     
      Burns,
      a
      first-year
      Arts
      student.
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      spending
      and
      much
      more
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      high
      interest
      rates
      and
      unfair
      tax
      policies,
     
     
      both
      of
      which
      benefit
      the
      wealthy
      and
      the
     
     
      corporation.
      By
      continuing
      to
      cut
      spending,
     
     
      the
      federal
      government
      is
      actually
      making
     
     
      the
      debt
      worse.
      More
      spending
      cuts
      take
     
     
      more
      jobs
      out
      of
      communities.
      Teachers,
     
     
      hospitals
      workers,
      municipal
      government
     
     
      workers,
      child
      care
      workers,
      and
      those
      who
     
     
      deliver
      other
      vital
      programs
      will
      lose
      jobs.
     
     
      This
      in
      turn
      causes
      a
      loss
      of
      revenue
      to
     
     
      governments
      and
      communities.
      Public
     
     
      services
      will
      become
      available
      only
      to
      those
      -
     
     
      who
      can
      afford
      to
      pay.
      In
      the
      opinion
      of
      the
     
     
      ACN,
      cuts
      in
      federal
      transfers
      only
      defer
      the
     
     
      problem
      to
      someone
      else
      who
      is
      less
      able
      to
     
     
      pay.
      The
      ACN,
      the
      Canadian
      Health
     
     
      Coalition,
      various
      unions
      and
      a
      host
      of
     
     
      community
      organizations
      invite
      students
      and
     
     
      all
      citizens
      to
      stand
      up
      against
      cuts
      in
     
     
      federal
      transfer
      payments.
      Two-tier
      systems
     
     
      of
      health
      care,
      post
      secondary
      education
      and
     
     
      the
      removal
      of
      protection
      for
      welfare
     
     
      recipients
      are
      the
      wave
      of
      the
      future
      unless
     
     
      the
      CHST
      is
      amended.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      At
      the
      next
      competition,
      the
      duo
     
     
      be
      separated.
      The
      Queen’s
      Invitation:
     
     
      Tournament,
      held
      in
      Kingston
      Ontariy
     
     
      will
      see
      Burns
      paired
      with
      someone
      els
     
     
      as
      Vatcher
      will
      be
      unable
      to
      attend.
      T
     
     
      tournament
      is
      being
      organized
      by
      Edw
     
     
      Lank,
      UPEI
      alumnus
      and
      former
      UPE
     
     
      Debating
      Society
      President.
      Lank
      is
     
     
      presently
      pursuing
      his
      Master
      of
      Scien
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mr.
      Burns
      and
      Ms,
      Vatcher
      blew
     
     
      their
      competition
      away,
      taking
      first
      and
     
     
      second
      place
      in
      the
      individual
      points
     
    

    
     
      ompetition,
      respectively.
      They
      also
      took
     
     
      the
      team
      title,
      beating
      a
      strong
      team
      from
     
     
      F.
      X.
      in
      the
      final
      round.
      s
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      pair
      were
      not
      expecting
      to
      do
      as
     
     
      vell
      in
      the
      competition
      as
      they
      did.
      “The
     
     
      atmosphere
      at
      UPEI
      is
      so
      relaxed,’
      said
     
     
      atcher,
      comparing
      to
      the
      competitive
     
     
      nature
      of
      teams
      from
      outside
      of
      the
     
     
      province.
      ‘*We-don’t
      even
      have
      a
      faculty
     
     
      advisor.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      UPEI
      debating
      society
      meets
     
     
      twice
      weekly
      at
      the
      Alumni
      Gym:
      Tue
     
     
      days,
      meetings
      are
      at
      7
      pm,
      and
      Friday
     
     
      meetings
      are
      at
      1
      pm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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