Ontario Opposition Leader Patrick Brown engages Algonquin College students

Posted on Friday, September 15th, 2017

Patrick Brown, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition, visited Algonquin College’s Ottawa campus on Friday to participate in an open Q&A with students.


The forum took place in Minto Hall in the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE). The Conservative Party leader fielded student questions on everything from education funding and student assistance to job creation.

“I want as many students to have access to education as possible,” Brown said. “I want to continue to grow our student assistance. I hope, as Ontario prospers, that we have the ability to break down more barriers.”

Brown was joined by Algonquin College Students’ Association President, Victoria Ventura, Nepean-Carleton MPP Lisa MacLeod, and Algonquin College President, Cheryl Jensen.


“I know that Patrick Brown is a big proponent of post-secondary schools being responsive to the needs of the workforce, and that’s something we are always trying to be here at Algonquin College,” Jensen said. “Our proposed Centre for Excellence in Heath Education is a great example of this. Just as the ACCE building we are in today has helped us meet the demands of the trades sector, we are now preparing to build a state-of-the art centre that will help us meet the future needs of the health-care sector in new and innovative ways.”

McLeod called Brown “someone who believes in post-secondary educations – in particular, our college system.”

Ventura led the Q&A session, which also focussed on post-college job opportunities. Brown spoke about the need to invest and support innovative job sectors like computer science, tech and engineering – and to provide fast provincial approval for new academic offerings at universities and colleges in order to meet the needs of emerging job sectors.


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