Provincial Politics / en Ontario premier tours 老司机直播 Mississauga, talks about tuition, Islamophobia /news/ontario-premier-tours-u-t-mississauga-talks-about-tuition-islamophobia <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ontario premier tours 老司机直播 Mississauga, talks about tuition, Islamophobia</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-01-31-wynne.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ZcMS7mlu 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-01-31-wynne.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=_tWoj53- 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-01-31-wynne.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=M-ZODo-E 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-01-31-wynne.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ZcMS7mlu" alt="Photo of Wynne"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-01-31T13:20:50-05:00" title="Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 13:20" class="datetime">Tue, 01/31/2017 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Premier Kathleen Wynne talks to students at 老司机直播 Mississauga today</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/nicolle-wahl" hreflang="en">Nicolle Wahl</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Nicolle Wahl</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/ontario" hreflang="en">Ontario</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/provincial-politics" hreflang="en">Provincial Politics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">老司机直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/islamophobia" hreflang="en">Islamophobia</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ontario Premier<strong> Kathleen Wynne </strong>visited 老司机直播 Mississauga Tuesday, meeting with students and talking about removing financial barriers to higher education.</p> <p>鈥淚鈥檓 touring campuses because it鈥檚 important to me to hear about the challenges that you鈥檙e facing,鈥 said Wynne. 鈥淚鈥檓 in provincial politics because I think education is the most important thing that we do鈥students] are also important to the current and future economy.鈥</p> <p>Wynne was welcomed to 老司机直播 Mississauga&nbsp;by <strong>Ulrich Krull</strong>, interim vice-president and principal,&nbsp;<strong>Nour Alideeb</strong>, president of the campus' student&nbsp;union,&nbsp;and <strong>Alex Paquette</strong>, co-president of the campus' association of graduate students.</p> <p>The premier&nbsp;began her visit in the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre, stopping to chat with students in the RBC Learning Commons.</p> <p><strong>Giordana De Leo</strong>, <strong>Kimberly Jagdeo</strong> and <strong>Emma Russell </strong>were studying French together&nbsp;and were shocked to suddenly find the premier standing next to them.</p> <p>鈥淪he asked us what we were doing&nbsp;and talked about the importance of knowing French in your career,鈥 said Russell.</p> <p>Wynne then headed to the Innovation Complex, where she met with members of the 老司机直播 Mississauga's Muslim Students Association. The discussion, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WynneFans/videos/vb.130896610334947/1455404451217483/?type=2&amp;theater">broadcast live on Facebook</a>, touched on several topics&nbsp;but focused primarily on the&nbsp;economy, the Ontario Student Assistance Program and Islamophobia. The meeting took on extra significance in the wake of the deadly Quebec mosque shooting on Jan. 29.</p> <p>鈥淲e have to remember that we are not immune to racism in our community. You know that, you have all dealt with that,鈥 said Wynne. 鈥淚f we want to be a more inclusive society, we have to understand our own biases.鈥</p> <p>Ontario Minister of Children and Youth Services Michael Coteau&nbsp;was travelling with Wynne&nbsp;and is head of the government鈥檚 Anti-Racism Directorate.</p> <p>鈥淧eople have to acknowledge that racism exists,鈥 said Coteau. 鈥淲e need to do a better job of capturing statistics on hate crimes. There鈥檚 a saying: 鈥楴o data, no problem, no solution.鈥欌</p> <p>On the topic of tuition, Wynne outlined the changes to OSAP that will make higher education tuition free for students from families with a household income of $50,000 or less.</p> <p>鈥淲e want you to graduate without debt,鈥 she told students.</p> <p>Wynne also met briefly with members of the Ontario Young Liberals party&nbsp;before sitting down for an interview with the <em>Medium</em> student newspaper.</p> <p>Her visit was part of a week-long tour of colleges and universities around the province, where she is meeting with students, faculty and staff on other issues such as mental health and the post-graduation job market.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 31 Jan 2017 18:20:50 +0000 ullahnor 104251 at