Media Advisory - Tuition fees no picnic: students mark International Picnic Day

TORONTO, June 18, 2013 /CNW/ - To celebrate International Picnic Day, students will be out today reminding Ontarians that tuition fees are no picnic for students and their families. Students will be out offering a lunchtime snack to passers-by in front of Queen's Park.

What:			International Picnic Day
Where:			Intersection of University Ave. and College St.
When:			Tuesday, June 18, 12 PM to 2 PM
Who:			Students from universities and colleges in Toronto

This March, the Liberal government announced a new tuition fee framework that will see tuition fees increase three to five per cent each year for the next five years. Students in Ontario already pay the highest tuition fees in Canada. High tuition fees have driven student debt to record levels, with average debt for a student with public and private debt at $37,000.

The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario represents more than 300,000 college, undergraduate and graduate students.

 

SOURCE: Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario

Alastair Woods, Chairperson: 647-378-8942
Kaley Kennedy, Communications and Government Relations Coordinator: 647-302-3891