There is still a gap at the University of Manitoba

As Jim Carr and others have been pointing out recently, under the NDP there is still a gap in support for Manitoba's universities. This funding gap is creating problems for all universities and is due to the fact that the NDP will not provide the conditions for adequate funding of universities (that is, some combination of sufficient direct provincial support and allowable tuition increases which will provide adequate funding for the universities to maintain a high quality of post-secondary education).

Symptomatic of this funding gap is the physical gap shown in the photo above of the wall in the basement library of the architecture building. Because no repairs have been made in many years, the wall and floor board have pulled farther and farther apart from the floor. The bottom of the baseboard is now about ten centimeters above the concrete basement floor because over the years the basement floor has settled and no measures have been taken to stop this or even to correct the interior problem.

It is time to make changes to ensure our universities are adequately funded and that our students get a top quality education.