What is with the hatred of students taking osap
As soon as the ban hammer came down, people started coming out of the woodwork. Not sure if it’s trolls, conservative pundits or people who read the title of an article and assume anyone on Osap is a scam artist.
Fact of the matter is there are 7 private career colleges out of 500 in Ontario that were under investigation. I and others have sacrificed A LOT to commit to a LOAN that needs to be repaid. It’s not a simple go to the bank and get a loc or loan, it’s not a pull up your bootstraps and get a job.
I and most people with Osap and grants are relying on these loans to survive high cost of living to achieve careers and pay these precious tax dollars back (that a lot of y’all are so worried about out).
I get the amount of money requires investigations but shutting the entire system down for everyone is not the right call. When covid happened everyone got a $2k cheque immediately that needed to be repaid AFTER the investigation was done. I and others who are in a program currently have made this commitment and are now left out to dry. There is more than 2 sides to this coin so there no reason to make first impression judgments