Dalhousie Student Union president Mariam Knakriah says her team has heard firsthand from students who have been affected by the rising cost of tuition, a financial blow that’s compounded by high rents and rising food prices.
“We have been seeing a lot of students … living with three or four people in the same one-bedroom apartment, students living in their cars,” she said.
A recent report by advocacy group Students Nova Scotia found the rising costs of tuition in the province is a major financial strain for young people, with average domestic undergraduate rates sitting at $9,328, a cost that’s 36.5 per cent above
