Students Say "Farewell to Nova Scotia" to draw attention to discrepancy between fees in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

Wednesday January 24, university students gathered in Halifax to mockingly bid farewell to Nova Scotia for Newfoundland and Labrador to draw attention to the discrepancy between tuition fees in the two provinces. 

A recent report by researchers at Memorial University found that the number of Nova Scotians studying at the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) increased by 1,079% between 1999 and 2009. According to the report “total cost” was the most influential factor when Maritimes students chose to study at MUN.

“The government of Nova Scotia often tells students that restoring funding to post-secondary education and reducing tuition fees simply can’t be done,” said said Gabe Hoogers, Nova Scotia National Executive Representative for the Canadian Federation of Students. “We need only look to Newfoundland and Labrador to see that achieving a high-quality and accessible university system is a matter of priorities.”