Update
Well, I have been pretty busy in this last week. Between work, photography for the Fog Devils, and working on this issue, I haven't had much time for anything. Tomorrow there will most likely be an interview with me in the Southern Gazette newspaper (Burin Peninsula). I am also working on my report for Premier Williams, and hope to meet him on November 10th when I am in St. John's. So once again, if you have any stories or points you want included in my letter to him, please email it to me. Also, the signatures have been going well. I am going to contact the MUSE at MUN later this week and hopefully get the Univiersity students rallying around this idea and get the students who don't know about us yet informed and signing to petition.
Cheers,
Travis
Cheers,
Travis
posted by Travis | 10/30/2006 08:18:00 PM
7 Comments:
Keep up the great work Travis - I will post your site on Sue's Blog again tonight.
I think the provincical government has already done things for students in implementing the debt reduction program (the previous goverment) and keeping it (this government). What more could you ask for? Do a full course load, pass a full course load, get 100% of your provinical student loans forgiven. Maybe you should be fighting for bigger issues like sustainable employment in this province or environmental issues and not wasting your time on this.
Hi All,
I am out of school since93, with a family since then. I don't see any since of trying to pay my student loan off for a couple years i tried everything then i went to collections...I sure everyone knows what them people are like,I have no job, three kids a husband who has to leave this provience to get a job and the goverment dont do my family any favories, so as long as i don't work,as they say in NEWFOUNDLAND you can't get blood out of a turnip...if danny williams wants to help us people i would be willing to pay what i borrowed but the goverment can forget me paying the interest it ain't gonna happen.
thanks
Hi - did interview on cbc morning show about this on Monday....still getting calls to the morning line. Please relate your personal experiences by calling the morning line at 576-5259...Loyola sullivan addressed it with Jeff this morning (Thursday, NOvember 23), but was very non-committal. Strike while the iron's hot on this one!!!!
Darrell Smith
Here's my interview if anyone's interested. I'll post Minister Sullivan's response when it is available. Budget consultations are now and he'll be announcing the budget soon. the link is under Monday's stories.
http://www.cbc.ca/thestjohnsmorningshow/#monday
Check out Thursday, November 23rd, Interview with Loyola Sullivan.
http://www.cbc.ca/thestjohnsmorningshow/#thursday
A few more people called...that makes this a full week that student debt has been a topic on CBC radio's Morning Show. Keep up the pressure, and please call 576-5259 with your experiences!!!
Otherwise this issue dies again for another year.
Darrell
Have you gotten any feedback from these petitions yet?
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