Editorial: Attack the plan, not the man

Give credit — but not full marks — to Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt for thrusting the issue of post-secondary finances onto the front page. The affordability of a post-secondary education should be on any government’s agenda, especially one that harps as much as the NDP on the importance of a smart and skilled workforce in diversifying the economy.
On Monday, Schmidt slammed the University of Alberta board of governors’ decision Friday to trim four per cent o