/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Canadian Federation of Students Available
for Comment on Federal Budget Implications for Post-secondary Education and
Research/

OTTAWA, March 3 /CNW Telbec/ - Canadian Federation of Students' National Chairperson Katherine Giroux-Bougard will be available on Parliament Hill for comment immediately following the tabling of the federal budget on March 4.

During pre-budget consultations, the Canadian Federation of Students made the following recommendations:

    
    -   Increase funding to the post-secondary education portion of the
        Canada Social Transfer;
    -   Redirect funding from education tax credits to up-front student
        grants;
    -   Strengthen financial support for Aboriginal students.
    

The Canadian Federation of Students pre-budget submission is available for download in the research and policy section of www.cfs-fcee.ca.

Founded in 1981, the Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's largest student organisation, uniting more that one-half million students in all ten provinces. Students in Canada have been represented by the Canadian Federation of Students and its predecessor organisations since 1927.

For further information: or to arrange an interview, please contact: Katherine Giroux-Bougard, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students, [phone]