We would have to do some simulations, but I can tell you that $20,000 in 2000 is equivalent to $35,000 today. I therefore believe that the reference value of doctoral scholarships should be increased to $35,000. As a result of this correction, these amounts should be indexed. Indeed, leaving the value of an award fixed over time creates inequity between the cohorts of students who are studying below the poverty line and those who benefit from the correction on the day it is made.
Therefore, I invite Parliament to evaluate the possibility of correcting the value of scholarships and, subsequently, to put in place a system of indexation to avoid finding ourselves in the same situation in 10 or 15 years.