Liberal tuition plan is a dud.

While the Liberal's are promising the most money for Post Secondary Education of any major party, I disagree with how the money is spent. For students that cannot afford Post Secondary Education even with the currently available bursaries, grants and loans, Martin's plan will still keep many of the poorest students from entering into post-secondary studies. I would prefer to see grants to be given to students where the size of the grant is based on financial need, as long as a minimum level of achievement in their program is maintained. I should point out that none of the parties are really moving in that direction, but I believe it is a fair solution.

Unfortunately for Martin, no matter what he promises for PSE, he cannot be trusted to follow through on it: In 2004, the Liberals promised billions in funding for PSE. This promise was not kept by the Liberals. It was the NDP that forced the Liberals to include the money in the revised spring budget.

I support reducing interest rates on student loans, which the CPC and the NDP have talked about. However, these two parties are not doing enough to knock down the barriers to post-secondary education for the poorest students.