Actually, you can rationalize cutting funds from students, and there will be politicians who try to do that. But do you consider the fact that there's no foresight for this alternative payments formula? There's no planning for that. Do you consider that a serious flaw in the bill? And what would be the advice of the Canadian Federation of Students to politicians who are proposing this in the future? If this falls and needs to come back, would it be your proposal that any future members of Parliament pushing this should include an alternative payments formula as a means not to take away funds from students? Is that a basic principle we could all support?
On May 29th, 2007. See this statement in context.