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While the finance minister says the days of deficit financing are behind him, for post-secondary students they’re here to stay. The budget provides no funding for students and does nothing to tackle the problem of student debt. As a result, the barriers to post-secondary education are higher than ever. While there will be some increase in research funding, it’s not clear that corporations won’t scoop up these funds to increase their own profits.