News Release
Office of the Official Opposition
 

Thistle asks for update on Student Loan Transfer
January 30, 2004

Anna Thistle, Opposition Critic for Post Secondary Education and MHA for Grand Falls - Buchans, has called upon the Education Minister to release details of the takeover of student loans by the government from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

"There is growing concern and confusion among students and their families as they hear repeated public references to the government paying off the banks and running the student loan program itself," says Ms. Thistle. "They repeatedly hear that it has to happen before March 31, 2004, and they are asking for details as to what the changes will mean to them."

Ms. Thistle also has asked when and how the students will be notified of the changes to their application process or the repayment schedule process for those already graduated.

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Jeff Mackey
Caucus Communications
Office of the Official Opposition
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