Yes, there are things like loan repayment assistance programs. Debt is a big issue. It often precludes young lawyers who are coming out of law school with their BAs and with a heavy debt from going into work that isn't paid as well, such as public interest work.
There are ways to promote articling away from big firms. There are ways to promote articling in rural and remote parts of the province. There are ways to promote articling in criminal law, family law, refugee law. There are policy matters that can be taken to promote the development of a bar doing public interest work, and I think that steps should be taken to do so.