Grits’ student package worth $57M, short on details

Posted: 11:14 AM CDT Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011

Liberal leader Dr. Jon Gerrard has unveiled a massive annual $57.2-million financial aid package of grants and tuition rebates for post-secondary students who maintain good marks.

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Liberal leader Dr. Jon Gerrard has unveiled a massive annual $57.2-million financial aid package of grants and tuition rebates for post-secondary students who maintain good marks.

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Liberal leader Dr. Jon Gerrard has unveiled a massive annual $57.2-million financial aid package of grants and tuition rebates for post-secondary students who maintain good marks.

Gerrard also committed a Liberal government to capping tuition at the rate of inflation.

However, Gerrard would not specify what level of operating grants a Grit government would give to universities and colleges.

Joe Bryksa / Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard chats with a University of Winnipeg student Tuesday. Gerrard announced Liberals would invest $57.2 million in post-secondary education by rewarding students financially with performance-based school rebates. — Joe Bryksa / Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard chats with a University of Winnipeg student Tuesday. Gerrard announced Liberals would invest $57.2 million in post-secondary education by rewarding students financially with performance-based school rebates.

And he was not prepared today to offer any specific details on his promise, such as the level of marks necessary for students to qualify, or how much money an individual student could receive.