The Tuition Access Bursary: Response to Minister’s Statement, 17 May 2016
The Tuition Access Bursary
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Member’s Statement: Poverty needs to be a priority – 17 May 2016
Mr. Speaker, government continues to treat those living in poverty as if they have committed a crime. Social assistance rates are at a level that can only be described as cruel. People living in poverty cannot afford to purchase medical supplies needed to care for chronic conditions, never mind get through a month without running out of money for food. […]
Read moreOpen Letter to the Atlantic Premiers
May 16, 2016 An Open Letter to: Premier Brian Gallant Premier Wade MacLauchlin Premier Stephen McNeil Premier Dwight Ball Disparity between the Atlantic provinces and the rest of Canada continues. Successive governments in Ottawa have historically made particular choices in public policy, industrial subsidies and infrastructure spending that have strengthened Québec, Ontario and the West to the detriment of Atlantic […]
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I met yesterday with representatives from PETL about the Student Employment Experience Development (SEED). I have good news for everyone. This week high school and college students are beginning to receive their approval vouchers for summer employment. University students will start coming off waitlists next week as unused vouchers become available again. For specific questions, you can call your regional […]
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