Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to all the witnesses for appearing today.
First of all to Mr. Turk, I certainly agree with you regarding the lamentable performance of the government on cuts to funding for research in science, but I want to ask you about students. It seems to me that in terms of accessibility and equality of opportunity, there have been a number of hits. The youth unemployment rate is so high that students have trouble getting a job, the fees keep going up, and the parents might have more trouble providing support because of the recession. So it seems to me this is more important than ever.
I would ask if you can tell me briefly--because I want to try to get a few questions in--what exactly you would propose, and, if possible, how much it would cost.