Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
The average student debt has doubled to a record $25,000 since the Liberals came to power. Who benefits from these huge debts? The banks.
Very deep in the budget legislation is a clause giving banks a bigger say in who gets a student loan. The Liberals are making banks the gatekeepers of our children's future and that is wrong.
Will the minister reverse the privatization of student loans and ensure that education is a public trust rather than a revenue generator for the big banks?