This website is a testimony to the problems Canadian Student Loan borrowers experienced from approximately 1996 to 2008 and until their loans were paid off.

The privatization of the Student Loans system by the Chretien and Martin Liberal governments broke the system and defaulted thousands of borrowers who were trying to pay their loans. There were even stories of suicide due to the harassment of borrowers.

Read the report that I prepared back in 2007 here. Canada Student Loans-The Need for Change Fortunately the new Conservative government at the time revamped the program and fixed the system for new borrowers, but borrowers under the previous program were left with ruined credit and continued harassment from debt collectors.

I call on the Canadian Government to apologize to the borrowers affected by this fiasco and make amends.

Unfortunately the Liberal government is again clobbering the Education system with their upcoming changes to International Student Visas. Yes, there's a problem, but instead of a well thought out plan, they have pulled the emergency brake on the train causing a derailment. This has introduced unprecedented instability for both private and public education institutions who serve both international and local students.

Universities can't plan. I've heard of courses being cut because the government has no process in place for universities to send the newly required acceptance letters to the government.

This means that students who have been accepted can not attend courses that start in the summer 2024 semester. With cut sections, current Canadian students will have trouble getting courses, and may have to switch to part-time which changes their enrollment status and might trigger repayment of their loans or ineligibility for funding. I've seen this before. It wreaks havoc on the student loan borrowers.

Again, the Liberal government has messed up the education environment. Will the new system needed in a rush for the acceptance letters be the new Arrivecan scandal?

I call on the government to implement a slower phased in approach and delay the requirement of the acceptance letters until a process is in place to submit these letters.


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I have known John LeBlanc since 2003.  If I had not met him through the Canada Student Debt website I know my life would be much different and much worse.  Thanks to John, I have been given hope and a new chance at life and a career.

I had the best of intentions, however, the student loan system did not or could not see that.  I found myself in distress, economically, physically and emotionally.  I had not failed at much up until that point in my life.  I was on disability overwhelmed by insecurity, failure, and without hope or a path out of my economic predicament.  Thank goodness for Mark allowing John to post to the website.  I took the chance of contacting John, unsure of who is was or whether I could trust someone I had never met.  I was already feeling victimized by an uncaring system.  When speaking to John, he had the “bigger picture” in mind.  He saw my potential, how I was an honest victim of the system, and offered hope.  He also said that I would have to be patient as there are not always quick remedies.

While I heard that I would sometimes allow my fear and insecurity of the unknown creep into my mind.  I couldn’t always think logically about an experience that wore my self-esteem down.  When one can’t think logically or see the bigger picture, fear creeps in and I would email John.  He always steered me back and said that I was fine. There was a bigger picture and that I was fine.

With time, I was able to go back to work.  With the safety net John provided, the fears lessened.  However, I would find myself questioning the path because of the immense stress and failure the system created in the mind of myself and the other young Canadians who cannot cope.  This was not John’s fault, rather the residual toxic effects of the process the system has setup.  Again, when one is rebuilding their confidence and self-esteem, any bump can make one question the path they are on.  John always guided me back. 

I have received national recognition for my work and awards.  Others have benefitted from this.  John’s guidance through the years allowed this to happen.  He was the only one who saw my story and potential and lifted me up.  Yes, I also had to work hard to achieve this but John provided a strong foundation which, if I did not have, I could not have ever achieved anything.  John repaired my life.

I am not perfect, nor is anyone.  There are still residual scars of the system on me.  However, I don’t know where I’d be if it hadn’t been for John.  Just recently, John helped me to navigate an imposing obstacle in my path.  He did so with confidence, humour and humility. 

In closing, having known John since 2003, having never met, and being separated my several provinces, I was initially hesitant.   He has not steered me wrong sinc e then.  He has put in many years and much time helping me get to where I am.  There are no words that I can choose to adequately thank him.  He saved my life and career.  He gave me hope where none existed.  

"Crede quod habes, et habes"
Believe that you have it, and you do.
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