Asked about medical students leaving the province upon graduation, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to put 'our kids first' and limit international spaces.
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“Get rid of the 18 per cent,” Ford said. “I’m not being mean, but I’m taking care of our students, our kids first.”Colleges and universities have increasingly relied on international students since the Ford government cut tuition fees by 10 per cent and then froze them at that rate in 2019. Leaders in the post-secondary sector have said international students — whose fees are uncapped — are being tapped to fill funding shortfalls.
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