New book argues Ontario's baccalaureate model is unsustainable

I haven't read the book, but if the recommendations are as described, it amazes me that encouraging the creation of private sector, independent universities in Canada is not seen as one viable and desirable tactic. At present the only private institutions operating in Ontario and in most of Canada, are private, for profit, US-based universities. We need to create a large number of private universities that are Canadian-owned and which are independent of taxpayer subsidies, indeed which would be taxpayers. The University of Buckingham in England is the model to follow: it is independent and has finished first in the annual rating of universities by students in UK (reported in the Times Higher Educational Supplement) four years in a row. A quality institution. In Canada we have only the quirky liberal-arts Quest University and the pragmatic, business-oriented, University Canada West, both operating only in BC. This is not enough. All provinces need to encourage the creation of private, Canadian, independent universities to operate efficiently, create opportunities for faculty, students and investors and without taxpayer subsidies.