Premier Brian Pallister and his government continued to defend a plan to remove the cap on tuition fee increases for Manitoba's post-secondary institutions as university students protested the move outside the legislature Thursday. "It will slam the door for post-secondary education for those who seek it in the future." She also said the fact Manitoba has the lowest tuition rates in Western Canada doesn't mean the rates should be raised. "It's a selling point to keep students here, but if students are seeing a rise in tuition fees, what's stopping them from leaving the province?" Tuition rates are currently capped in Manitoba and tied to the annual rate of inflation.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2017 05:37 UTC