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 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 have been forced to cancel programs and layoff hundreds if not thousands of full-time and contract instructors.

Again, the Liberal government has messed up the education environment.


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  • 26 April 2007 - Student Coalition seeks better treatment - The Georgia Straight (250 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 26 April 2007 - B.C. urged to trim student loan interest rates - Victoria Times Colonist (181 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 September 2007 - The Student Loan Crush - The Tyee (66 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • CKNW AM 980 News Radio Interviews (195 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 9/10 August 2007 - OUSA news letter pressures Ontario government to lower student loan interest rates (103 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 July 2007 - Post-Secondary Education Blog Announces the Coalition's Report (119 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 July 2007 - Coalition calls for revamped student loan system - Canoe.ca (95 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 July 2007 - Coalition calls for revamped student loan system; lower interest rates - Canada East (89 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 27 June 2007 - A heavy burden at graduation - The Straight Goods (155 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 30 April 2007 - Interview with Andy Frank - CIUT 89.5 FM Toronto (170 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 4 September 2007 - Canadian student loans: the “Jekyll-and-Hyde approach” - Editorial by the Coalition in "the Canadian" (80 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - Paying off student loans, not easy today - 100 Mile House Free Press (77 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - More interest relief on student loans urged - Toronto Star (73 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Debtors give Student Loans an F - The Edmonton Sun (184 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 11 May 2007 - Our Open Letter to Canadian MPs: (173 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 11 May 2007 - National coalition hopes to reform student loan system - The Western Star NF (157 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Report on student aid tardy - Toronto Star (128 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Debtors give student loan program an F - London Free Press (135 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - CJAD News Talk 800 AM (133 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - West Island Chronicle (93 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Debtors give student loan program an F - Canoe.ca (100 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - **** (98 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Not good, but slow - The Toronto Sun (153 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - NEWS 1130 - Vancouver, BC. (126 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Student loan program gets an F amid problems - CTV News online (146 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Student loan program gets an F - Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS (162 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - West Island Chronicle (94 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - The Chronicle Journal, Thunder Bay, Ontario (125 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - The Chronicle West End Edition, Montreal, Quebec. (92 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - The Westmount Examiner, Montreal, Quebec. (129 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 May 2007 - Delayed reports and service snafus: debtors give student loan program an F - Brandon Sun, Brandon, Manitoba. (109 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Loan program gets an F; Bureaucratic labyrinth awaits late-paying grads - North Bay Nugget, North Bay, Ontario (114 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Debtors give student loan program an F - The Sudbury Star, Sudbury Ontario. (125 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 22 May 2007 - Canada's student loan system is broken: critics - Maclean's Magazine (249 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 27 May 2007 - Female students borrow more, more often than men - Globe and Mail (129 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 22 May 2007 - Student loan system's woes - Delayed reports plague program amid criticism - The Metro Canada (126 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 May 2007 - Student loans program 'flunks' The Daily Gleaner (152 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 11 June 2007 - Student Loan system needs reform - The Peak Newspaper SFU (168 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 June 2007 - Drowning in Debt - Edmonton Sun (147 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 June 2007 - Drowning in debt - The Ottawa Sun (136 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 June 2007 - Students shackled by debt - The London Free Press (131 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 June 2007 - Education in debt - Edmonton Sun (120 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 June 2007 - Education in debt - Toronto Sun (137 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 4 September 2007 - New Campaign To Help Fix Student Aid - SooNews.ca (67 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 June 2007 - How do I manage the student loan system? - Maclean's Magazine (184 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 August 2007- Advocates press Ottawa to establish student-loan ombudsperson - 680 NEWS (75 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 July 2007 - Coalition calls for revamped student loan system; lower interest rates - Brandon Sun (99 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 July 2007 - Government gouging students with loans and high interest rates: critics - Canada East (137 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 July 2007 - Coalition makes recommendations on student loans - 630CHED Edmonton (124 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 4 July 2007 - Student loans can leave insurmountable debt - Some seek full review of system (130 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 July 2007 - Student-loan scheme levies more interest than needed: Report - The Province Newspaper (107 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 7 July 2007 - Ease loan burden - Halifax Daily News (114 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 July 2007 - Collectors ‘Harass’ Some Canadian Student Loan Borrowers - creditcollectionsworld.com (118 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 18 July 2007 - Tackling Student Loans - Soonews.ca (131 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 18 July 2007 - Student loan borrowers bring complaints to MPs - Macleans (115 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 22 July 2007 - Broken student loan program makes millions on the backs of students: critics - Canadian Press (98 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 22 July 2007 - Government accused of milking student loan plan - Globe and Mail (168 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 22 July 2007 - Students gouged by loan extension penalties - 680 News Radio (98 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Students decry 'deal with the devil' loan terms - Toronto Star (96 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Coalition Calls for Changes to Canada Student Loan Program - CFRA News (105 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Broken student loan program makes millions - The London Free Press (97 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Fairness coalition founder says loan program hurts graduates - Chronicle Herald (96 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Student loan program swindles graduates - Canoe.ca (101 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Students eye loan relief - Ottawa Sun (101 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 14 July 2007 - Report calls for changes to student loans - St. Albert Gazette (97 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - EDITORIAL AMHERST DAILY NEWS - On our broken student loan program (99 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - After School Special: Repaying your debt - The Peak SFU (109 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 24 July 2007 - Two thirds of applicants denied student loan disability benefit - Macleans (93 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 24 July 2007 - EXCLUSIVE Two thirds of applicants denied student loan disability benefit - Macleans (154 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 24 July 2007 - Students fear impact of loan charges; Coalition calls for reduction in interest rates - Calgary Herald (110 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 25 July 2007 - Students wrestle with rising debt - Niagara this week (91 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 25 July 2007 - Gov't cashing in on student loans: report - The Leader Post (113 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 23 July 2007 - Student loans gouge grads? - Times and Transcript (98 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 24 July 2007 - Canadian Federation of Students targets interest rates (97 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 2 August 2007 - Canadian students pay the price - The Gauntlet, Calgary, Alberta (112 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 7 August 2007 - Dad cries foul over daughter's student loans - CBC Nova Scotia (108 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • August/September University Affairs Magazine Editorial on the Coalition (84 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 9 August 2007 - Government chasing borrowers for $100-million in student loan interest - Macleans (100 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 8 August 2007 - Student loan adds to grief after car-crash brain injury - Halifax Daily News (118 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 4 July 2007 - Coalition calls for overhaul of Canada Student Loan Program - Halifax Daily News (85 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 August 2007- Advocates press Ottawa to establish student-loan ombudsperson - CanadaEast online (83 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 3 September 2007 - COLUMN: B.C. should put students' interest at prime - Vancouver Sun (76 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 August 2007- Advocates press Ottawa to establish student-loan ombudsperson - Prince George Citizen.com (68 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 August 2007- Advocates press Ottawa to establish student-loan ombudsperson - CJOB Radio (74 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 August 2007- Advocates press Ottawa to establish student-loan ombudsperson - AM940 Radio Montreal (73 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 August 2007 - Group calls for independent arbitrator for student loan disputes - 680 All News Radio (80 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 August 2007 - Student groups do partership news releases (84 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 August 2007 - NDP supports Ombudsperson Office for Student Loan Borrowers (81 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 August 2007 - Canadians want better student loan system - The Chronicle Herald (95 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 22 August 2007 - Improvements to Student Loans wanted - Regina Leader Post (98 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 August 2007 - CANADA: STUDENT LENDING REFORM GROUP RELEASES POLL IN SUPPORT OF OMBUDSMAN - Higher Education, Washington (87 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 29 August 2007 - Majority of British Columbians think student loan interest should be reduced - Macleans (51 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 29 August 2007 - The Coalition for Student Loan Fairness hits the lobbying sweet spot - UBC Insider Blog Interview (94 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 30 August 2007 - Students say loan interest too high - The Province (84 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 31 August 2007 - Lower interest sought for loans - Vernon Morning Star (66 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 31 August 2007 - Interest-ing Policy Options - Educational Policy Institute (70 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 30 August 2007 - NDP launches national campaign to fix student aid - Federal NDP (65 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 1 September 2007 - Student loan rates questioned - Nanaimo Bulletin (58 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 2 September 2007 - B.C. lags behind - Province Newspaper (Coalition response to Province Editorial) (62 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 2 September 2007 - Crippling Interest - Province Newspaper Editorial (56 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 20 August 2007 - Lobby coalition pushes for student loan ombudsman - The Hamilton Spectator (58 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 29 August 2007 - Federal MP Ken Boshcoff (64 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 31 August 2007 - Voice Magazine highlights work of Coalition - Althabasca University's student newspaper (78 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 21 August 2007 - Group pushes for student loan ombudsperson - Metro News - Toronto (76 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - Thousands of student loan borrowers rejected for interest relief get pushed into default - Macleans (68 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - Lack of interest relief forces thousands of student borrowers to default: critics - 940 News Montreal (55 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - Lack of interest relief forces thousands of student borrowers to default: critics - Yahoo News (58 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - Lack of interest relief forces thousands of student borrowers to default: critics - Canoe.ca (50 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 6 September 2007 - STUDENT LOAN REFORMERS CRY OUT - Toronto Sun (47 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 6 September 2007 - Government shouldn't make money on student loans - Coalition Editorial in the Vancouver Sun (65 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 September 2007 - CSLF releases report critical of CSL - The Gauntlet Newspaper, Calgary (47 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 7 September 2007 - Ottawa conducts online student loan survey - Globe and Mail (66 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 7 September 2007 - OTTAWA FINALLY ALLOWS BORROWERS TO HELP FIX THE SYSTEM (42 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 6 September 2007 - NDP, student group calls for loan ombudsperson - The Muse, Newfoundland (80 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 7 September 2007 - Canadians Invited to Participate in the Review of the Canada Student Loans Program - Federal government news release (59 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 19 September 2007 - Tell the government how to fix the Canada Student Loan Program - Macleans (46 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 12 September 2007 - Tell Ottawa what you think about student loans - The Manitoban (65 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 4 September 2007 - Your debt-- The Gauntlet Newspaper (73 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 2 October 2007 - Part-time students unfairly charged interest from start of classes: group - Halifax Daily News (39 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 1 October 2007 - News in Brief: Atlantic Canadians want student-loan ombudsperson - Ottawa's Fulcrum (58 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 October 2007 - Stop profiting from student debt - Kamloops This Week Newspaper (40 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 2 October 2007 - The hurdles of higher education - The News NS (20 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 24 October 2007 - Bloc rigidity does nothing for students outside Quebec - The Fulcrum (20 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 29 October 2007 - Tough tactics causing student-loan defaults, rights advocates charge - The Globe and Mail (16 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 29 October 2007 - Books closed on loan details, students find - The Chronicle (18 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 29 October 2007 - STUDENT DEBTORS TIED UP IN RED TAPE - Toronto Sun (16 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 31 October 2007 - Students denied loan information - The Western Gazette (12 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 2 November 2007 - Life and debt; Student loans weigh down graduates - The Kingston Whig Standard (11 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 1 November 2007 - Many students are having trouble paying off student loans - CKNW News (7 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 1 November 2007 - Student loan system a terrible mess - Macleans (15 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 5 November 2007 - Students deserve a better system - Timmins Daily News (6 Reads) Printer-friendly%20page
  • 7 November 2007 - Students struggling under debt - Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin, Canada (
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    Just to show that we are getting press! Thanks Pogo for posting this... and doing a fine job of getting the press for us!

    More press stories are being added at the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness website as they appear. Check the website for more info and the research being done. Julian has filed alot of Access to Information requests that have provided very valuable info...

    The website is at http://www.studentloanfairness.ca
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    Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote old hippy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11/November/2007 at 9:12am
    Nice work Pogo and thank you.  I'm sure there's many of us appreciate all you've been doing.
     
     
     
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