▁and ▁successor ▁as ▁Ontario ▁N DP ▁leader . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁not ▁surprising , ▁as ▁both ▁had ▁a ▁ten uous ▁relationship ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 - 9 5 ▁N DP ▁government ; ▁the ▁left - wing ▁Ham pton ▁had ▁disapp ro ved ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁R ae ' s ▁cent rist ▁policies . ▁ ▁The ▁report ▁was ▁also ▁critic ized ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Federation ▁of ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁had ▁always ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁a ▁tu ition ▁free ze / low ering . ▁ ▁R ae ▁def ended ▁his ▁report , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁low ▁income ▁non - univers ity ▁individuals ▁would ▁not ▁benefit ▁from ▁a ▁tu ition ▁free ze / low ering . ▁ ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁reduced ▁tu ition ▁would ▁make ▁little ▁impact ▁on ▁a ▁student ' s ▁decision ▁between ▁university ▁and ▁entering ▁the ▁work force . ▁R ae ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁non - univers ity ▁individuals ▁would ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁tax ▁bur den ▁needed ▁to ▁sust ain ▁a ▁free ze / low ering . ▁Supp or ters ▁also ▁assert ed ▁that ▁a ▁university ▁education ▁would ▁primarily ▁benefit ▁the ▁individual ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁a ▁public ▁good . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Full ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁R ae ▁Report ▁( PDF ), ▁on ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Training , ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities ▁website ▁ ▁Category : High er ▁education ▁in ▁Ontario ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁comm issions ▁and ▁in qui ries <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference