[news] THE BC GOVERNMENT JUST ELIMINATED ALL STUDENT GRANTS

[Paul Browning]

 Students in BC have come under attack in the last week as the BC Government
eliminated all student grants to needy students. This heartless move comes
along with a doubling of tuition fees in only three years and major cuts in
funding. We need all the support we can get to stop these policies. Students are working actively to fight this and we need your support. You can help with the following:

Express your concern by:

1. Writing B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell (premier at gov.bc.ca)

2. Writing your local newspapers (university & community based)

3. Writing Paul Martin & your local MP to ask them to put pressure on BC's
premier on behalf of all Canadians (we don't want this grant policy
spreading across Canada).

Paul Martin (pm at pm.gc.ca)

MP Finder 
(http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/PostalCode.asp?lang=E&
source=sm)

Backgrounder
    
    BC now stands alone among Canadian provinces in terms of its commitments
to students. Tuition has doubled in three years, funding is being slashed,
and student grants were eliminated.


In solidarity,


 

Paul Browning
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