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Federation comprises more than 500,000 students from over 80 students'
unions across the country. There are 20 member locals in British Columbia
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Students to Premier: education shouldn't be a debt sentence!
Students from across BC launched a campaign today to mobilize support for reducing student debt A new campaign by the Canadian Federation of Students-BC seeks to reverse recent trends making education less affordable Tuition fees in BC are nearly per year on average yet the provincial government offers the least non-repayable student assistance in Canada High tuition fees and paltry student aid make education in BC a debt sentence said Shamus Reid CFS-BC Chairperson Students and our families need relief Tuition fees have more than doubled in BC since -far faster than the rate of inflation The elimination of the provincial ...
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Despite Hard Economic Times, Tuition Fees Rise Faster Than Inflation
Tuition fees rose for over ninety per cent of university students this year according to information in a report released by Statistics Canada today ...
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Students to launch provincial campaign to tackle student debt
Students from across BC will launch a campaign tomorrow to pressure the BC government to reduce student debt The launch will be supported by faculty and will also mark the release of Statistics Canada's annual tuition fee survey The campaign called Education Shouldn't be a Debt Sentence will highlight BC's record-high student debt and mobilize students to pressure the BC government to reduce tuition fees restore per-student funding for universities and colleges re-establish a provincial student grants program and eliminate interest on BC student loans No previous generation of students in BC has been forced this deep into debt just to ...
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