Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the Conservative government wants to open the door to well-paying jobs by expanding access to post-secondary education. Harper has announced the government is extending Canada Student Grants Program be open to students seeking skills training in shorter programs. H e says training for many well-paying careers doesn't take a full year. (Harper says people will now be able to apply for financial assistance for courses that list a minimum of 34 weeks, instead of the current 60 weeks.)

Date: 2015-04-07
Placeline: NORTH VANCOUVER.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 16 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << post-secondary study programs must presently have a minimum duration of 60 weeks that leaves out and increasing number of training courses that will shorter still prepare a student for jobs that are available now >>

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