Alberta post-secondary students and faculty demand more provincial funding for public education

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi joins us on Global News Morning every month on Civic Matters, to talk about what’s going on in our city. Today, he joined us to discuss the highs and lows of the provincial budget.Concerns are being raised about the lack of funding that Alberta’s public post-secondary institutions are getting compared with private ones in the 2024 budget.

That’s a move supported by students and staff but the U of C Students’ Union says it’s not enough to compensate for the losses associated with the budget. “You have to ask why would you bundle those two things together? It doesn’t make much sense if your goal is to be transparent,” O’Donnell said.

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