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The new it demonstrates very clearly how planned increases that would have earlier this year, rolled back market budget will reverse the $28 million much we’re committed as a govern- made post-secondary education modifier tuition increases for 25 With lines of red ink and a splash funding cut to post-secondary insti- ment to invest in post-secondary even harder for ordinary families to post-secondary programs across the of orange, the Alberta NDP govern- tutions. education and making sure the sec- afford,” Ceci said. province and initially introduced ment unveiled their 2015 budget — $228 million will be budgeted for tor is stable,” Sigurdson said. University of Alberta Provost and the reversal of the $28 million with the largest deficit in the prov- Student Aid programs, including Vice-President (Academic) Steven previously cut and the two-year ince’s history. $83 million for merit based schol- Dew said he was “pleased” with the tuition freeze. Finance Minister Joe Ceci tabled arships and $53 million in grants “Overall, we’re pretty budget announcement. He said the “Overall, we’re pretty happy and the budget on Oct. 27, 2015, just — similar to the $227 million the To- university submitted a number of it’s just reinforcing that this is a eight months after the previous ries budgeted earlier this year. $579 happy and it’s just suggestions to the Alberta govern- long-term priority and post-second- Prentice government announced a million in student loans will also reinforcing that this is a ment in a consultative process, one ary is a long-term priority for the $1.1 billion surplus. The Notley gov- be provided for 77,000 students in long-term priority for the suggestion being stable and predi- government,” Hanwell said. ernment budget reports a $6.1 bil- 2015–16, the same amount the PC cable funding. Hanwell still raised questions lion deficit. government promised as well. government.” “We’re certainly pleased that the about the $1 million annual gov- “This budget lays out a responsi- The budget will also instill a two- DYLAN HANWELL budget follows through on all of the ernment grant for student mental ble economic plan that will serve as year tuition and non-instructional VICe-PRESIDENt (EXTERNAL), STUDENTS’ UNION commitments and positioning that health services, which is up for re- a shock absorber for our short term fee freeze, where the two fees will the NDP government rolled out ear- newal in June 2016. Other than that, challenges and grow the economy remain constant over that span. The In his budget address to the Al- lier in their term,” Dew said. “This the budget appears to be “very stu- over the long term,” Finance Minis- government will review the over- berta Legislature, Joe Ceci said the budget follows through on all of dent friendly,” he said. ter Joe Ceci said. all funding model for the Campus NDP government is restoring fund- that, so no surprises, but very reas- “I think it also shows that the gov- One of those long-term goals in- Alberta grant during the two-year ing to the post-secondary sector, as suring that the government main- ernment is serious about making cludes post-secondary education. period. Minister of Advanced Edu- education “is the single most im- tains their commitment to the post- sure that tuition affordable,” Han- In March, former Finance Minis- cation Lori Sigurdson, who will be portant investment our province secondary sector.” well said. ter Robin Campbell announced that conducting the funding model’s can make.” Students’ Union Vice-President “And it’s something that we’ve the Campus Alberta grant would review, said she’s looking forward to “It means that university and col- (External) Dylan Hanwell said he obviously been pushing for a long be slashed via a “phase-in” process, next two years. lege students are able to resume wasn’t surprised by the budget, time, so we were happy to see that diminishing by $28 million (1.4 per “We’re very excited, it’s our first their studies benefiting from a two- either. The NDP government’s as well.” Students’ Union to create replacement for suspended LHSA SU President says SU will go forth with representative student body after Lister Hall Students’ Association was suspended for hazing incident Mitch Sorensen is creating a new organization to sole representative student body laid, SU is consulting with several would not be a “rebrand” of the STAFF REPORTER @SONOFAMITCHH take the place of the LHSA. for Lister Hall, Khinda said. leaders within Lister to create the LHSA. According to Students’ Union Although the Dean of Students new body. Leila Raye-Crofton, the “This is an entirely new thing,” The Students’ Union is moving President Navneet Khinda at may not approve of it, Khinda said winner of the last LHSA presiden- Khinda said. “I’m not so sure the forward on plans to create a a students’ council forum on that the SU is well within their tial election, will liaise between the LHSA will come back in the same replacement organization for the Tuesday, Oct.