Postsecondary students feeling impact of budget cuts on student life

Students at several postsecondary institutions are reporting that they can see the impacts of budget cuts on their student experience. CTV News reports that budget reductions have impacted studies and student life at Québec institutions like Concordia University and McGill University. In British Columbia, the Okanagan College Students’ Union recently met with college leadership to discuss their concerns about issues like course offerings and college housing. University of Ottawa Students Union President Jack Coen and Carleton University Students’ Association VP of Student Issues Aidan Kallioinen both asserted that the federal government’s policy changes around international students were damaging to student life and campus culture. In an editorial for The Gateway, University of Alberta student Breckyn Lagoutte summarized the situation by saying that “if Ottawa insists on cutting international visas, it must fund universities like institutions, not like businesses.”