
NDP Debt Forgiveness Strategy Misses the Mark

BC Federation of Students
Mar 20, 2021
2 min read
The federal NDP’s plan to tackle student loan debt in Canada, unveiled today, is ambitious — but it misses the mark on long-term up-front access to post-secondary education. The plan is centered on a debt forgiveness scheme, which doesn’t help those from low- and middle-income families get an education without accruing debt in the first place.