This is an example of the begging the question fallacy. Tuition fees in Alberta aren& #39;t that low, and the only reason why they& #39;re lower than some now is because the Notley government acted to keep fees from continuing to rise faster than inflation https://twitter.com/edmontonjournal/status/1307139492835405825">https://twitter.com/edmontonj...

Looking at fees across Canada, you can easily see where freezes were introduced, and where they weren& #39;t https://www.univcan.ca/universities/facts-and-stats/tuition-fees-by-university/">https://www.univcan.ca/universit...

For history (and having been in the room as a student rep when the Kristin government was drafting the PSLA) let& #39;s be very clear: until Notley, ALL GOVERNMENTS in Alberta saw post-secondary as a high fee model.

When we observed supports were designed to always lag, often a lot, behind fees, we were met with a shrug. When we presented evidence to show high fees were a major EDI issue, shrug. No care here, so no policy to reflect these issues, either

but HOLY you should have heard the then-Minister rage about how much doctors and lawyers make. The current attack of physicians for pay has deep roots in Alberta.

The message was clear: Klein & co thought education ONLY has private, individual benefits. The public, collective benefit was rejected then, and it& #39;s being rejected now.

I would not let the Notley government& #39;s ability to better read the data/evidence re: education& #39;s broader benefits affect how we talk about how conservative governments in Alberta approach this issue, and that& #39;s what framing Alberta as "low fee" does