There is a substantial gap between the participation rates of students from low-income households and middle- and high-income households. That gap is a substantial one, and it's not going to be closed by building a new classroom here and there. It's going to be closed by making a substantial and ongoing year-after-year annual investment in transfers to the provinces and by building the best possible student financial aid program, founded on grants. Unfortunately, there's nothing within this budget that points us in that direction.
On May 31st, 2006. See this statement in context.