The Balkanization of Canadian Student Aid

By Alex Usher. So, a couple of things happened late last week worth mentioning:
First, the Newfoundland Budget was released and as predicted it was a slash-and-burn exercise.  The province, facing a deficit of something like 8% of GDP, had to make major changes.  Unbelievably, the tuition freeze stayed, sort of (more on this tomorrow), but student aid took a hit. More...