Finance committee  In my private capacity, my issue with the GST was that I had to find another seven cents for my Whopper Junior. I would just rather have it included in the price. The actual difference doesn't make a difference to me.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. I think it's actually a very valid one, and it's one of the things we're pointing to when we say we should be thinking about what is the share that students are paying for their education, because if we start thinking of it in that sort of proportional sense and thinking about what's the value students get back for what they invest in it, then we do start to address that question in some way.

Finance committee  I would have to echo many of those comments. As well, this would be an opportunity to establish some sort of a national vision for how we actually do post-secondary education in Canada. It's rather horrific that we don't have one if we're trying to be a competitive economy. Having an accord, an act, whatever....

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to speak here today. The Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations is a Nova Scotia-specific student lobby organization. We represent 33,000 university students here, from Dalhousie, Acadia, St.