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Jonathan Scott is a freelance writer for a variety of magazines and newspaper syndicates across Canada. He is studying English literature at the University of Toronto, where he was a Head of Trinity College and president of the English Students’ Union. He worked as a student trustee and a director of the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association, advising the Ministry of Education on policies and programmes, particularly related to equity issues and civics education. A winner of the Toronto Dominion Scholarship for Community Leadership, Jonathan is currently president of the Trinity College Young Liberals and a member of the University of Toronto Liberals. You can follow him at
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Hey CFS: Stop Misrepresenting McGuinty's Promises

6 Comments | Posted February 5, 2012 | 10:44 PM

I hope this will be my last post on the Canadian Federation of Students, at least for a while.

When I first published a column attacking the CFS for taking a regressive, Herman Cain-style approach against 30% off tuition, they demanded the chance to write a response.

To...

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Tuition Protests Turned a Debate Into a Screamfest

8 Comments | Posted February 3, 2012 | 6:26 AM

Since writing a post criticising the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) for protesting Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's 30 per cent tuition rebate, I've had conversations with many people about the policy -- with everyone from CFS-Ontario President Sandy Hudson and Glen Murray, Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities,...

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Stop Throwing Tantrums Over Tuitions

36 Comments | Posted January 31, 2012 | 11:14 AM

Premier Dalton McGuinty was elected on a platform to reduce full-time undergraduate tuition fees by 30 per cent. His government has now done that for over 310,000 students. Each university student eligible for OSAP will receive $800 off their tuition this year and other students are eligible to apply if...

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