I'm going to stop you. I agree with you entirely when you say that finances stop parents, so that you depend on the provinces. I fully agree with you on that.
Why have you been reduced to that? Because the federal government slashed $11.2 million from this program and, as a result, the government is really going to ensure that students will no longer have an opportunity to gain experience elsewhere.
When we want to provide something, we shouldn't just give up and lament the fact that our programs have been slashed. No. We must not accept these cutbacks, because these programs encouraged the development of our young people. This is how I reacted to that and I will react like this my entire life. Let us not lament the fact that we lost because we are a minority or because it's difficult. No. Let us ask for more. It is our duty to do so, as Canadian citizens. I am, nevertheless, in favour of what you're saying.
I know that I don't have very much time, Mr. Chairman.