Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Mohammed, for your testimony. It is very moving and very relevant, and I appreciate the fact that you've come from Manitoba to speak to us personally, so thank you very much.
I do have a number of questions, and seven minutes are a lot better than four yesterday.
I think I would like to start with work-integrated learning, because both Wendy and Adam talked about it and its importance. I was part of the committee that went on the western tour of pre-budget consultations, and we heard it from a wide variety of groups, from businesses, from educators and from indigenous peoples and organizations who were looking to find creative solutions, if you will, to the challenges. When you mentioned the Arctic and other places—and I know my colleague Mr. McLeod will want to talk about this as well—the portability, the fact that it's paid, became very important. As a small business owner my whole life bringing students in, paid interns, I think it's a learning experience for both the business as well as for the student. We certainly have unique perspectives we bring each other.
I want to talk about the 84,000 spaces that will be created. Maybe I'll ask two questions, and then maybe you can both respond to them. That might be a bit more efficient. I know you talked about those opportunities being across the spectrum of disciplines. Where do you see there has been a lack of availability for students in certain areas, and what will this mean to them?
The second thing—and I think it was you, Adam, who talked about it the most—is around the interest-free six months, the reduction of interest, and what difference that will make. I'm from the province of Ontario, and I see one step forward and a couple of steps back by the province, and we're very concerned. I have people coming in talking to me all the time about what it's going to mean in Ontario particularly, and I don't know about other provinces. You may be able to speak to that. It's about how that is going to impact students and make it more difficult for them to start their work life after they've completed university.
I'll leave those two questions to whoever wants to start.