Tuition break for Ontario students announced

Waterloo : IA : USA | Jan 05, 2012 at 9:38 AM PST

Source: Delhi News-Record

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Ontario post-secondary students will get their promised 30% break on tuition, the Liberal government announced Thursday. Glen Murray, the minister of colleges and universities, said the government will find the $420-million cost of the program by cuts within the current post-secondary budget,... FULL ARTICLE AT Delhi News-Record

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