Schreiner: Ford is punishing students for his OSAP mistakes

October 6, 2026

QUEEN'S PARK — Schreiner released the following statement following news that the Ford government has referred suspicious OSAP activity at private career colleges to the OPP.

“For years, Doug Ford has allowed private career colleges to abuse the OSAP system despite warnings from within the sector.

Now, we’re learning just how bad things have gotten at private colleges. But instead of holding these bad actors accountable, the Premier is unfairly punishing students who rely on OSAP to make ends meet. 

Young people are struggling to get by in an economy stacked against them. It’s never been harder to get a job and a record number of youth are being forced to choose between a roof and food. 

Now more than ever, we should be working to shrink student debt and remove barriers for young people–not sticking them with tens of thousands of dollars of debt. 

Ontario Greens are calling on the Ford government to reverse OSAP cuts, take accountability for their own mismanagement of the system and hold bad actors accountable instead of punishing all students.”

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