I think you're making a good point that if passed.... If you had presented a request to Canada after this bill was passed, your own life would have been put in great danger.
Thanks for that testimony. I hope it will bring some light to members around this table.
I would now like to discuss interest on student loans.
Public servants have confirmed to us that students in Canada pay $700 million in interest yearly and that that amount winds up in the Canadian government treasury.
Mr. Brown, do you think it would have been preferable that our committee simply consider eliminating interest on student loans—and in that way avoid having students put so much money into government coffers—rather than limiting ourselves to giving those students a six-month interest holiday?