Four Ontario unions have issued a joint release calling on the Government of Ontario to improve funding for public colleges. In the release, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, and Ontario Federation of Labour draw attention to the economic and social challenges that may be ahead depending on how ON supports the college system. Union leaders said that supporting college training should be part of the province’s tariff response strategy. OPSEU President JP Hornick said that the college system has the potential to act as a “lifeboat that keeps us afloat” through the US tariff fallout if they are sufficiently funded. “How well Ontario can weather this storm depends on our college system,” said Hornick.
