Postsecondary education is conspicuously underrepresented among the federal government’s nation-building projects, write Marc Spooner (University of Regina) and R James McNinch (University of Regina). They assert that Canada needs to focus on “nurturing the current and next generation of thinkers, workers, innovators, and dreamers.” However, they note that “every major sector in Canada … agrees that Canada’s postsecondary sector has been chronically underfunded, is experiencing further defunding and is headed towards crisis.” They conclude by calling on Canada to draw inspiration from the Massey Commission and reinvest in higher education as part of its broader national efforts.
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