INDEPTH: BUDGET 2004
Student Budget Debate
CBC News Online | March 31, 2004
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On March 31, CBC Newsworld hosted a special Student Budget Debate, live from Nepean High School in Ottawa. Finance Minister Ralph Goodale, Conservative finance critic Monte Solberg and NDP finance critic Judy Wasylycia-Leis responded to questions from students about the federal budget. The moderator was Don Newman, the host of Politics on CBC Newsworld.
The debate was the beginning of CBC News coverage of Student Vote 2004, an initiative aimed at increasing students’ participation in their communities, and in the electoral process. CBC News and cbc.ca are the official broadcast partners for the student vote project, which is a joint initiative with Elections Canada.
Each of the questions that began a segment of the debate is outlined below. Although some of the questions were posed to a specific person, each of the others also had time to answer.
Grade 12 student Megan Dargavel asks all the debaters about
funding for post-secondary education. 
Real
Video (runs 4:45)
 Grade
12 student Soniya Mukhedkar asks a question on behalf of students
from Fredericton High School in Fredericton. They want to know
why there aren’t more spaces in universities for nursing students.
Real
Video(runs 4:37)
 Student
Krisi Linneboe of Grade 12, asks Judy Wasylycia-Leis how this
generation would be able to afford the national debt.
Real
Video(runs 6:16)
 Amy
Lester, a Grade 10 student, wants to know about plans for supporting
education in developing countries.
Real
Video(runs 4:02)
 Grade
12 student Katie Smith asks why there wasn’t more funding for
amateur athletes.
Real
Video(runs 4:01)
 Jacqueline
Bird, a Grade 11 student, asks a question on behalf of students
from Herdman Collegiate in Corner Brook. They want to know about
money for the commitments in the Kyoto accord.
Real
Video(runs 6:57)
 Grade
10 student Pui Chi Cheng asks Judy Wasylycia-Leis if there is
enough money in the budget for English as a second language
programs.
Real
Video (runs 2:43)
 Almarie
Hill, a Grade 10 student, asks Monte Solberg if there is enough
money for multiculturalism.
Real
Video (runs 3:13)
 Student
Avra Morein of Grade 11, asks Ralph Goodale about directing
health-care spending to the prevention of obesity.
Real
Video (runs 2:25)
 Grade
12 student Cheryl Mason asks if they will encourage youth participation
in future budgets.
Real
Video (runs 3:18)
If you want to watch the entire debate (runs 53 mins), log on
to the Politics website at http://www.cbc.ca/politics/.
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