It's important that students have the affordability that is necessary to be able to afford quality materials in the classroom. It's a concept that is being implemented in some provinces more than others. Essentially, the affordability for students to be able to save money on textbooks, and also for professors to be able to access many diverse perspectives and resources to be able to present to students in their classes, is crucial to the quality of learning in post-secondary institutions across the country. I took a political science course on aboriginal people in politics, for example. That course was entirely based on papers and videos and different materials that were essentially pulled by my professor. I didn't have to pay for textbooks.
It makes things much more affordable for students, but it is worth touching on the quality of those materials as well.
It's good for students to have access to a variety of perspectives. It helps them to learn how to deal with them on specific topics. I hope that answers your question.