Yes, absolutely. As far as CNCS members are concerned, education is the prerogative of the provinces, meaning that the federal government should be providing core funding to the universities through what is called a dedicated transfer for post-secondary education. There is consensus on that in Quebec.
As recently as December 2005, the Quebec Minister of Education, the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université, the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, the Fédération des cégeps, CEGEP and university student unions, and even representatives of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and the Conseil du patronat all said that they are in favour of a $4.9 billion increase in the transfer for post-secondary education. Of that, Quebec would receive approximately $1.2 billion. That would be more than adequate to address the problem of underfunding that Quebec universities currently suffer from.