This is what happens when you make political policies on the fly and have a leader who doesn’t have a clue about them.
The Liberals have promised a $1,000-$1,500 “learning passport” (perfectly named after Iggy huh?) grants for students attending accredited university, college or CÉGEP costing an estimated $1B.
Besides education being a provincial responsibility, the Globe and Mail asked why the Liberals would give a minimum of $1,000 to students attending Quebec CEGEPs when the cost to attend is just $500? (see here)
March 29, 2011 at 9:28 AM
I guess this Toronto-centric party doesn’t have any Quebec people, young or old on their staff to tell them how cheap education is in Quebec.
March 29, 2011 at 10:01 AM
It’s the brown bag payoff for students who were the only ones to attend the Count’s lectures on his past bus tours.
March 29, 2011 at 10:15 AM
There’s an update to the story that the Liberals informed the Globe & Mail that the amount would be different for students in Quebec…
Except that the National Post tells me that it’s being run through increased grants in RESPs (from 14-17), and that half of the traditional credits granted to university students (465/month of full time or 120 of part time study) are being taken away. The devil is in the details.
March 29, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Any time the Feds intrude into Provincial jurisdiction Quebec cries foul but takes the money and hands it out the way they want to. Thank you Paul Martin.