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Last Updated: April 28, 2017
Budget 2017 aka attack on students and recent graduates
by policyfix
By Michael Barkman and Brianne Goertzen On April 11, the Progressive Conservative government led by Brian Pallister released its second budget under their mandate. While the government is calling it moderate, post-secondary students are calling it an attack …
Category: budgets, education Tags: Brianne Goertzen, Manitoba, Michael Barkman
Last Updated: February 9, 2017
Keep Post-Secondary Education Tuition Legislation
by policyfix
By Brianne Goertzen and Michael Barkman First published on the CBC website Oct 14, 2016 Post-secondary education is a public good that all Manitobans value and should have access to. Unfortunately, Premier Pallister, when asked about protecting affordability …
Category: Manitoba, Uncategorized, youth Tags: Brianne Goertzen, Manitoba, Michael Barkman
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Student Issues are Election Issues
by policyfix
By Brianne Goertzen and Michael Barkman Lazy, entitled, apathetic, disengaged, these are just some of the words that are used to mis-categorize and label post-secondary students. The reality of the average Manitoban student strings together a series of …
Category: education, Uncategorized Tags: Brianne Goertzen, Manitoba, Michael Barkman
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