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Stimulus falls short of Obama's university package
Gen Charest
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January 27, 2009
Media Release

Stimulus falls short of Obama's university package

OTTAWA--The federal budget failed to make a balanced investment in education by ignoring core funding and student debt. Today's budget focuses solely on $2 billion for campus infrastructure but, unlike the proposed American s�

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Federal budget fails research community
Gen Charest
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January 27, 2009
Media Release

Federal budget fails research community

OTTAWA--By cutting funding to the research granting agencies, the federal government has betrayed the research community and damaged the ability of Canadian universities to undertake innovative research. Losses to the base bu�

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Minister Flip Flops on Commitment to Tuition Fee Reduction
Gen Charest
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January 23, 2009
Media Release

Minister Flip Flops on Commitment to Tuition Fee Reduction

HALIFAX--The provincial government seems poised to cancel the tuition fee reduction promised to students last year. The government's recent warnings of reduced revenue in the coming fiscal year worry students that they could �

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Canada Student Loan Debt Surpasses $13 Billion
Gen Charest
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January 21, 2009
Media Release

Canada Student Loan Debt Surpasses $13 Billion

OTTAWA--Canada Student Loan debt will surpass the $13 billion mark today for the first time in the nation's history. "The students and families who can least afford to pay for post-secondary education are carrying a $13 billi�

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