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Should the government forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt?

Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NPD party, proposes forgiving up to $20,000 of student loan debt and doubling student grants, as well as giving new graduates a five-year grace period for federal loan payments. This is based on the fact that, according to studies, in recent years, numerous students have been unable to repay their academic loans.

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68%
Yes
32%
No
58%
Yes
28%
No
5%
Yes, but only for low income students
4%
No, but reduce interest rates
3%
Yes, but only for Canadian citizens
1%
No, we cannot afford this
1%
Yes, and forgive all student load debt
1%
Yes, but only for students with excellent grades

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 @97BT5J5from Arizona  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only for low income Canadian citizens

 @8VWCBMVfrom Newfoundland  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but remove interest rates

 @B3DJY38from Ontario  answered…2wks2W

No, because we paid over $100,000 for my daughter to be educated. (She had no student loan but we had the loan)

 @B2VK5QVfrom Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

I don’t think it’s a good idea to waste money on useless thing and Let the people with student loans suffer

 @9CBGNZDfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only for low income students who are Canadian citizens

 @B3R23Q6from Ontario  answered…2 days2D

Only for Canadian citizens with good grades and reduce their interest rates for all other Canadian citizens

 @B3QGP69from Ontario  answered…3 days3D

Create an education system where students are not in a situation where they are indebted even before they are adults

 @B3MY9V3from Ontario  answered…5 days5D

if they are that deep in dept I think they should no longer be allowed to borrow money to prevent future dept.

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House Democrats Filibuster Flip-Flop: Keep It When the GOP’s in Charge, Kill It When We Are

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