Bill 33 is…

  • An attack on YOUR students’ unions, student-run services, student jobs, and your campus

  • Bill 33 is a dangerous precedent for exclusionary education policies, targeting marginalized students

  • Bill 33 is an overreach by the government to curb academic freedoms

  • An increase in policing and surveillance

  • A distraction from the underfunding of our colleges and universities

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario announced the Fight the Fees: Hands Off Our Education! campaign to organize students, workers, community members and solidarity partners to oppose the major cuts to post-secondary education, Bill 33, and call for public funding for public post-secondary education.

FAQ

  • Does the Federation plan to pursue a legal challenge against the Ford-government, like the Student Choice Initiative?

    At this time, no.

    In 2019, the Federation alongside the York Federation of Students took the provincial government to court twice and won both at the Ontario Divisional Courts and Court of Appeal levels, where the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) was deemed unlawful as it was a policy and not a legislation. Bill 33 aims to create legislation, providing the provincial government with a legal avenue to continue its attacks on education; therefore, at this time, a legal challenge will not be beneficial.

  • Instead of a campaign, why doesn’t the Federation aim to lobby the provincial government?

    Our fight against Bill 33 includes both a campaign strategy and a government relations strategy. While lobbying the government can be helpful to get strategic policy changes, it cannot and will not be our only avenue to stop Bill 33. The Hands Off Our Education! campaign aims to continue building student power across the province while agitating and putting pressure on the government to reject Bill 33!

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