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Dinner conversation shouldn't be "I can't go to school"Continued from page 1Weve got to take that conversation off He also said that if a Liberal government isa moment to slam the Harper government onreceive $1,500 each year. the Canadian dinner table, weve got to take elected he is hopeful the program could besome of its major spending initiatives.The thing we cannot have in this coun-it out of Canadian homes and weve got to put in place by September 2012.If you are going to spend $30 billion ontry is someone looking at a college or uni-say with passion and conviction, If you get Students already engaged in post second-jets, if you are going to spend $15 billion onversity, a great place like Sheridan, and say-the grades, you get to go.ary education would also benefit from theprisons, if you are going to cut corporate taxing, Oh boy, my mom didnt go there, myIgnatieff went on to say the Learning program.rates when they are already competitive, youdad didnt go there, weve never had postPassport funds would be provided through If we get the honour to form a govern-are not going to be able to fund post-second-secondary education in my family. I dontthe Registered Education Savings Plan and ment, this program will be in the first Liberalary education, he said.think its right for me, I think its too expen-that students and their families would not budget and then as soon as we can get it upIf you make different choices, and weresive and Im going to be loaded with debt,be required to provide any matching fund-and running we will be able to make it avail-making different choices here, Canada can dosaid Ignatieff.ing to receive it.able to students who are currently in postthis. Its not Canada can do thisCanadasecondary education, said Ignatieff.must do this.ThInvesting in learning is essential for pre-With his speech complete Ignatieff andis April 22nd marks the 41st anniversary of the esparing Canadians for the jobs of the future.Oakville Liberal candidate Max Khan touredtablishment of Earth Day. To mark this milestone,The Learning Passport will be a powerful toolone of Sheridans computer labs stopping toThe Oakville Beaver will be producing a very special for reducing barriers to attending college andtalk with students and pose for a photopublication,university, increasing the flow of highlyopportunity with a group of St. Ignatius of skilled workers into the Canadian economy.Loyola students who made the trip to seeLin OakvilleIgnatieff said the Learning Passport will beIgnatieff.just one part of a Liberal governmentsIve always said the Liberal values areCanadian Learning Strategy.about families. Weve supported seniors,The Canadian Learning Strategy, he said,weve supported single mothers with theIt will be a special issue that focuses on reducing our aims to build the best-educated, most highly-single mothers allowance, and now wereindividual environmental impact!skilled workforce in the world and alsolooking at funding our students, said Khan.If you feel that this forum may provide the perfect venueincludes investments in affordable earlyWe know truly any sort of long-termto promote your enviro friendly product or service, pleaselearning and child care, Aboriginal learning,prosperity for Canada will come from educat-email Daniel Baird dbaird@oakvillebeaver.comand expanding language training for newing our youths and thats where we are put-905-337-5552Canadians.ting our dollars, not in corporations, not inWhen asked how his government wouldjets, not in prisons, but in our youths, in ourpay for the Learning Passport, Ignatieff tookstudents.Vision To be the most livable town in Canadar *roup 9olunteer $ward, sponsored by Sun Life Financial Nominate a Community Champion Today!THr +eritage and +istory $ward, sponsored by Genworth Financial Canada 10 ANNUALWe're looking for Oakville's shining stars, who through their r ,ndividual 9olunteer $ward, sponsored by Paradiso Restaurant volunteer efforts alone are putting us one step closer to achieving our r 6enior $ward, sponsored by Sunrise Senior Living vision of becoming the most livable town in Canada. We all have family, r <outh $ward, sponsored by RBC Royal Bank friends and colleagues who spend countless hours volunteering and supporting the many facets of our diverse community.Nomination forms are available for pick-up at all town facilities and libraries or online at www.oakville.ca/csa/htmWhat better way to acknowledge their contribution than to nominate them for an Oakville Community Spirit Award?Nomination deadline is Friday, April 15, 2011 at 4 p.m. For more information call 905-845-6601, ext. 3155 or email csa@oakville.caNominations will be accepted in the following categories:r $ccess $ward, sponsored by MEDIchair Halton Award recipients will receive an original art piece created specifically for the r $rts $ward, sponsored by The Oakville Beaver Community Spirit Awards by Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced r (nvironmental $ward, sponsored by Tim Hortons Learning student/award artist Chris Laskey. www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8