Or the low-income supplement of the child tax benefit, or many other ways that we could assist. Thank you for that.
I want to ask about education. Mr. Drummond, I had the pleasure of being at a conference you spoke at maybe a year and half ago in Halifax--the AAU. You made some very good points about the competition from emerging economies and the fact that Canada has to move up in the value chain. We have to invest in education, in R and D. Tuitions have gone up. The student-to-faculty ratio is a lot worse than it was 15 to 20 years ago. We need more money. What we've seen in research and development and on education from the government has been pretty skimpy.
The focus has been on tax credits that will do nothing to get Canadians into university or community college, upgrading their skills, but it will help those who are already there.
I wonder if any of you would have a comment. How do we educate more Canadians? Should the focus be on low-income grants? Do we need more research or should we continue tinkering with the tax system, which helps people who are already going to university and/or community college?