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Tuition Fees in Nova Scotia Still Exceed the National Average Students Expect O'Neill Report to Address Affordability and Student Debt
Gen Charest
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September 16, 2010
Media Release

Tuition Fees in Nova Scotia Still Exceed the National Average Students Expect O'Neill Report to Address Affordability and Student Debt

HALIFAX--Tuition fees in Nova Scotia still exceed the national average according to the 2010/11 university tuition fee data released today by Statistics Canada. The data comes a day before Tim OʼNeill releases his report on N…

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Nova Scotians Demand Affordable Education
Gen Charest
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September 9, 2010
Media Release

Nova Scotians Demand Affordable Education

HALIFAX--As students and their parents flooded campuses earlier this week, hundreds of signatures were collected on a petition calling on the provincial government to reduce fees and increase government funding for post-secon…

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Higher user fees download McGuinty’s deficit onto students’ backs
Gen Charest
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September 7, 2010
Media Release

Higher user fees download McGuinty’s deficit onto students’ backs

TORONTO--After facing a summer of criticism for higher sales taxes and new user fees, McGuinty's planned tuition fee increases demonstrate that his government is unwilling to learn from its mistakes. New and returning student…

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Public education, not so public anymore–says OECD
Gen Charest
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September 7, 2010

Public education, not so public anymore–says OECD

OTTAWA--Nearly 50% of funding for Canada's post-secondary institutions comes from private sources according to a report released today by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). "High tuition fees ha…

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