wˌɛn ɹˈɑːdʒɚz fˈɜːst bɪɡˈæn hɜː stˈʌdiz, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ bˈoʊθ wˈɛlfɛɹ ænd stˈuːdənt lˈoʊnz wʌz lˈiːɡəl, bˌʌt ðə pɹˈæktɪs wʌz bˈænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks baɪ ðə pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv mˈaɪk hˈæɹɪs æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɪts wˈɛlfɛɹ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən.
When Rogers first began her studies, receiving both welfare and student loans was legal, but the practice was banned in 1996 by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris as part of its welfare reform legislation.