Liberal's "Learning Passport"; something that affects you.

The political campaigns have kicked off, and candidates are touring the country spreading all the campaign rhetoric and jargon. On Monday, Stephen Harper was in Brampton, at the Pearson Conference centre. Ignatieff was in Toronto's China town Trinity-Spadina riding. Elizabeth May was in BC on sunday. Today, Jack Layton is in Kitchener and Brantford so maybe I'll go see him. Oh, and Gilles Duceppe of the Bloc Quebecois was in the heartland of Alberta (joke). He is probably in Quebec somewhere.

This popped up on my Facebook today, and it's of particular interest to students. The Liberal's "Learning Passport" initiative will provide non-repayable, tax-free, student assistance. Here's the blurb from the Liberal's site:

The $ 1 billion dollar Canadian Learning Passport is the single largest annual investment in non-repayable federal student assistance in Canadian history, providing directly to families: $4,000 tax-free for every high school student who chooses to go to university, college or CÉGEP; $1,000 per year over four years; and $6,000 – or $1,500 each year – for high school students from low-income families.

So what's that? Half my tuition every year? that's pretty schveet!