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Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

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Response rates from 209 People’s Party voters.

36%
Yes
64%
No
29%
Yes
57%
No
4%
Yes, make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered
3%
No, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education
2%
Yes, but only if they are for profit universities
3%
No, it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome
0%
No, and higher education should be free for everyone

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 @9HCP7QVfrom Alberta  answered…12mos12MO

No. It is the student’s responsiblity to manage their financial outcome. Student loans should be harder to acquire and only applicable to certain programs.

 @9H34J25from Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Stop the government from giving out student loans and universities will be forced to lower tuitions or have no students.

 @9TZ2XJYfrom British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

no its the cost of living that makes going to school almost hard to manage. Education shouldnt have to take 15 years or more to pay off

 @9RQNPMRfrom Nova Scotia  answered…4mos4MO

The government and universities should work together to only produce graduates with the skills we need. Like they do in Norway

 @9PZM4L4from Quebec  answered…5mos5MO

the price to enter a college course should be adjusted based on said degree's Leading job income so that students don't have to waste thousands of dollars they don't need and don't have to worry about how they will repay their student loans.

 @9MZ37W7from Nova Scotia  answered…6mos6MO

The federal government should ensure that university graduates are able to get jobs in their fields and these jobs pay a reasonable wage

 @9K6M454from Ontario  answered…9mos9MO

Yes, this should be considered a threat of all odds to indepedence, there should be support services for this incase imo.

 @Prosperitarian from New York  answered…10mos10MO

No, and higher education should be free to everyone who is below median net wealth

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