Rubbed out by Rabble Rousers
RE: U of T is end of the line for Rae review roadshow, Jan. 10
I have been misrepresented in your article with regards to my comment on the hardship imposed by student debt.
I would like to point out that I discussed Canadian student debt load relative to the US debt load saying that relatively it was not as bad. However due to the rude interruption of common rabble rousers my point that we get an education very close to US standards at a fraction of the cost, as opposed to many European countries which long for the quality and resources of Canadian and American institutions, was lost. I realize now that the Rae Review is not a forum for intellectual debate on important issues.
Michael Andreae
The Harp Strummed Us
RE: Post-secondary education: the key to Canada’s future, Jan. 10
I hope Stephen Harper was charged your standard fee for his advertisement for the Conservative Party in your paper monday [sic].
Printing his article is giving the party free advertising, aligningyourself with them.
It insults us students, because if he’s not paying for the space, then we are through your university subsidy.
What’s to now stop Einsteins [sic] from writing an “article” about how their beer is superior to O’Grady’s, or to stop Sony from writing a full feature on their new MiniDisc players instead of paying you to run an ad about them.
Examine your integrity and learn where to draw the line.
Zach Slootsky
Associate editor, the newspaper
