B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix promised College of New Caledonia students the party will bring back non-refundable student grants and cover the cost by reinstating a "minimum tax" on banks, if elected the next government.
It would be a reversal of actions taken by the B.C. Liberal government, which eliminated direct students grants in 2004 and eliminated the bank tax at about the same time.
Students graduate with an average debt of $27,000 and pay the highest interest rate in the country, according to Dix.
"We need to bring a little bit of balance, I think, to post-secondary education," Dix said.
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