I'd just simply say on this question that there is no plan for Canada's future, for a better future—a future with better jobs, better salaries, stronger communities and solutions to our biggest challenges—that doesn't require us to have a world-class university system, and there is no world-class university system without institutional autonomy. It is a value that we absolutely have to protect if we want the essential benefits that flow from higher education.
On October 22nd, 2024. See this statement in context.