University and college students across the province, including those in Windsor, are walking out to protest tuition changes.
They will walk out of class at 12pm Wednesday to support accessible education for everyone.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced earlier this year that the government is cutting tuition by 10%. There will also be changes to grants, Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) grants will be harder to get and the province is removing the six-month grace period to pay back debt after graduation.
Speaking on AM800's the Afternoon News, University of Windsor Engineering student, Marianne Kantati expects a good response to the walkout.
"The majority of the students I have spoken to are very upset about the new changes. They are looking to somehow reverse them back to the way they were," she says.
Kantati says eliminating grants is going to hurt.
"It means we are going to graduate with a lot debt, so as soon as we graduate with a degree, we are going to spend like the first few years of our lives paying back the debt, if he gave us more grants, then he would be investing in the students so we can get on our feet and making more money," she says.
At the University of Windsor, the cut to tuition means finding $10-million in savings. At St. Clair College, it will mean a $3-million hit.
University of Windsor students will gather outside of the CAW student centre from 12pm until 2pm.