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Crombie pledges 10 per cent cap on international students, calls current model a “Ponzi scheme”

With Ontario already bracing for a nearly $10 billion deficit in 2024-25, Crombie’s proposed cap raises some eyebrows regarding how an Ontario Liberal government would replace lost tuition revenue while ensuring colleges and universities remain financially viable.

Barbara Patrocinio
Barbara Patrocinio
Crombie pledges 10 per cent cap on international students, calls current model a “Ponzi scheme”

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie appears at a campaign event at George Brown College in Toronto, on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young