I'm aware of the debate with Calvin Helin's recent idea of an RESP set-aside when a status Indian is born and it grows over the duration, or the recent study that they apply through... Maybe with this Speech from the Throne it's unclear how the post-secondary funding is going to flow ultimately.
I think what is important is that funds geared for education go to education, so I don't think block transfers are helpful. That's my own opinion. I think we should be focusing on academic achievement and graduating more people. I think it speaks to the larger lack of funding in communities. If they are allegedly taking it for other areas, then we need to ask questions about why that's happening.
I certainly agree that we need to make sure that funds targeted for education are spent on education. There's a variety of ways of getting that done. I only encourage that this occur through partnerships.