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Conservative platform offers almost nothing to students and their families
Gen Charest
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April 8, 2011
Media Release

Conservative platform offers almost nothing to students and their families

OTTAWA--The Conservative election platform offers almost nothing to combat the rapidly rising costs of post-secondary education and eroding quality of Canada's colleges and universities…

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NOVA SCOTIA DEBT CAP WON’T MAKE EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE
Gen Charest
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April 5, 2011
Media Release

NOVA SCOTIA DEBT CAP WON’T MAKE EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE

HALIFAX--The NDP government announced that it will introduce a debt cap for Nova Scotia students, but will not address high tuition fees, in the 2011-12 budget released today. The debt cap of $28.560 will not be in full effec…

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Students Welcome MLAs Back to Work with Call to Reduce Tuition Fees
Gen Charest
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March 31, 2011
Media Release

Students Welcome MLAs Back to Work with Call to Reduce Tuition Fees

HALIFAX--Students were outside Province House today to greet MLAs as they returned to work and to remind NDP MLAs of the commitments they made to invest in post-secondary education and reduce tuition fees while in opposition.…

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Liberal “Learning Passport” a promising proposal, but in need of more work
Gen Charest
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March 29, 2011
Media Release

Liberal “Learning Passport” a promising proposal, but in need of more work

OTTAWA--The Liberal proposal to commit an additional $1 billion in non-repayable student financial aid would provide much needed assistance to students and their families. However, without a larger vision to address increasin…

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