The question I put to you now flows from the first.
Will you and your colleagues in the department be keeping in mind the importance of this program for certain regions of the country? This program is not a luxury for our students.
If we want our students to remain, to the extent possible, in our province, in places such as Rimouski, where there is a university, to have summer jobs in our companies, to launch their careers and contribute to our economy, our social and cultural life — and the same goes for all the other regions —, then the funding for this important program should not be reduced.
I will be making political representations later on, but I would like to know, for the time being, if your department has taken into account the fact that this 55 million dollar cut will bring about certain disparities.