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Host of Reality Check #podcast with @truenorthcentre.
Aug 26, 2022 12 tweets 5 min read
On the heels of #studentloanforgiveness in the US, I did some research on the #freetuition movement being pushed by leftist politicians here in Canada, and unearthed a lot of interesting facts. #cdnpoli

Sharing here in a 🧵 The average debt owed by Canadian university students upon graduation at both the bachelor's and master's level is $28,000.

For grads with a doctorate, the average is $33,000 of debt. (source: www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.…)
Dec 4, 2019 7 tweets 3 min read
Teachers' unions demanding bigger raises (even in line with inflation) is completely tone-deaf and ignores the obvious fact that Ontario teachers are already extremely well compensated. #onpoli

Consider: Total compensation for top earning teachers in Ontario is MORE THAN $120,000 per year when accounting for the value of taxpayer funded contributions to pensions and benefits.

via CTF freedom of information request: taxpayer.com/media/FOIP_Lab…