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Students, government reach agreement
Broadcast News
Saturday, April 02, 2005
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government and university and junior college students have reached an agreement to end a strike over bursary cuts. Education Minister Jean-Marc Fournier is expected to present the details of the agreement later today.
The extra money will be provided by the federal Millenium Scholarship Fund. The fund will add about $20 million to the $70 million already promised by the Charest government.
The addition of federal funds means that it may be possible, within a two-year span, for students to regain all of the $103 million originally cut from the provincial bursary programme.
The Federation of University Students of Quebec will be giving a press conference this afternoon in Rimouski. |
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