Absolutely. There's certainly a wellspring of information to further develop on this, which I think I'll put on the table here today for members of the committee.
The Canadian Medical Association, as well as the Law Society of Upper Canada, has published reports previously about the impacts higher tuition fees have on the behaviour of students entering into programs. By costing out certain populations from being able to access that, in particular those on the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum, it certainly builds an elitist character within the country. It entrenches socio-economic differences between communities and it has a direct impact on the kind of people who get into, say, for example, medical studies or law, which tend to be the most expensive in the country.
It also places a value on those kinds of jobs. It also relegates different sections of the population to be able to access those jobs. This results in things like doctor shortages in remote communities. It also has other very real social impacts that can't be understated, hence the use of the term “elitist”.