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Halifax Regional Municipality votes to expand bottled water ban
Gen Charest
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October 13, 2010
Media Release

Halifax Regional Municipality votes to expand bottled water ban

HALIFAX--Halifax Regional Council has approved a staff report that recommends phasing out the purchase of bottled water at HRM facilities, along with increasing access to public drinking water and providing canteens and filli…

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Ontario colleges and universities use government grants to lobby for more government grants
Gen Charest
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October 5, 2010
Media Release

Ontario colleges and universities use government grants to lobby for more government grants

TORONTO--Documents secured by the Ontario NDP through a Freedom of Information request show that nine Ontario colleges and universities have spent nearly a million dollars to hire private lobbyists and consultants to influenc…

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Nova Scotia Students Bring Message to Ottawa
Gen Charest
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October 5, 2010
Media Release

Nova Scotia Students Bring Message to Ottawa

OTTAWA--In the wake of the Report on the Nova Scotia University System representatives from the Canadian Federation of Students-Nova Scotia are in Ottawa this week lobbying Members of Parliament and Senators for a well-funded…

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Increasing graduate tuition fees further undermine access, threaten Canada’s future innovation
Gen Charest
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September 17, 2010
Media Release

Increasing graduate tuition fees further undermine access, threaten Canada’s future innovation

OTTAWA--Graduate students will be paying significantly higher tuition fees in most provinces this fall, according to a report released today by Statistics Canada. "Increasing graduate tuition fees are threatening Canada's fut…

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