Clark's Only Good News Delivered at Douglas
the April 7 1999 Graduating from throwing chairs since 1976 to kicking in file cabinets Volume 23 • Issue 23 Tuition freeze continues Clark opened his announcement, Education that we're making today, with any grant portion," he continued. Clark's only good which was delivered 25 minutes late, aside from the freeze, is that we're "There are only two, and we have, by with a joke suggesting that instead of increasing the number of spaces in uni far, the most generous student loan pro news delivered the premier in the deli, the students versities and colleges by 2,900 more gram." thought someone said, "there's free beer students," he said. "That means in the The premier acknowledged that his at Douglas in the deli," which explained the large three years since government would come turnout. the last election, under pressure for increas ANNETTE MARTIN He thanked the Canadian Federation we will have ing, rather than decreasing, He came, he talked and the crowd went of Students (CFS) and student activists increased the num education funding as the wild. for keeping the issue of tuition fees and ber of spaces in province faces some serious Glen Clark, premier student debt in front of British Columbia's economic challenges of British Columbia, government and media, universities and "But," he said, "That visited the New and joked about the colleges by would be misguided and Westminster campus of 10,000 postcards students 16,000," he added. short-sighted. The key to a Douglas College on across the province have "Now listen to strong, prosperous economy sent to Vicoria.
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