{"id":1516,"date":"2023-01-16T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aqeips.org\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:55:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:55:43","slug":"elimination-of-interests-on-student-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aqeips.org\/en\/elimination-of-interests-on-student-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Interest-free student loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Montreal, January 16, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AQEIPS would like to express its support for the Trudeau government&#8217;s decision to continue the elimination of interest on federal student loans as it was the case during the pandemic. We also applaud the decision to make this a permanent measure. Furthermore, we suggest that interest should be permanently eliminated on provincial loans as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Post-secondary students, especially if they are disabled, are a population at high risk of experiencing economic instability and poverty. In these times of uncertainty, with the rising cost of living and high inflation, this measure is one more step towards a more just and equitable society by favouring post-secondary education and reducing the debt load of Quebec\u2019s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quebec Association for Equity and Inclusion in Post-Secondary Education (AQEIPS) was created in 1991 by and for students with disabilities (SWD) at the post-secondary level. We organize activities and collaborate on research projects that support collective advocacy for the SWD of our province. We also manage a yearly bursary program for SWD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:communications@aqeips.qc.ca\">communications@aqeips.qc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal, January 16, 2023 PRESS RELEASE AQEIPS would like to express its support for the Trudeau government&#8217;s decision to continue the elimination of interest on federal student loans as it was the case during the pandemic. 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