Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I will put my questions to Ms. Laframboise.
Ms. Laframboise, you know that Canada ranks near the bottom of the 38 OECD countries. In fact, it ranks 26th in its graduate graduation rate. However, we are well aware of the consequences of not indexing scholarships for almost 20 years now. They include economic insecurity and effects on students' mental health, as well as brain drain.
I would like to hear your perspective as a representative of the Support Our Science movement. Students who do not have parents who can support them financially often have to give up on a university education. This is what I did for many years, almost 10 years; I worked to save money to achieve my dream of going to university. How can a G7 country discriminate between students from privileged families and others? I am thinking of students in remote areas in particular, who often have to move, pay rent, work to survive and pursue their university dream.
Do you have any data showing that some people give up on graduate school because of a lack of financial support?