The Ontario Universities and Colleges Coalition (OUCC) has released a statement expressing deep concern about the Government of Ontario’s Bill 33. OUCC says that the bill “represents an existential threat to the autonomy of our world-class publicly-funded higher education system.” The authors expressed disappointment with ON’s reliance on Ministerial Directives, which they say is not subject to the same scrutiny as other legal instruments. They also highlighted how the “ongoing attacks on equity-based initiatives and the focus on rigid and restrictive admissions policies” will impact student services and destabilize postsecondary communities. The authors conclude by calling for ON to “recognize the value of our postsecondary education sector […] rather than continuing to undermine it.”
