I think we've seen very clearly over the last few years, and in talking to graduate students myself, that students are struggling in many ways. They're struggling mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.
I think financially is a big one that could be changed from the government's perspective as well, and this would impact a lot of these other ways. Mental health is a huge concern for graduate students. As you heard, 87% of graduate students have stress and anxiety about their finances alone. That's just about their finances, so imagine the stresses they're feeling because of so many other reasons. I would emphasize that right now, across the board, coast to coast to coast, graduate students are really struggling, and they're feeling the impacts of this.
I think it's really easy for us to sit in this room right now and not see that and not see them, but they are the foundations of research. They are the hands on the ground. They are the frontline workers of research.
I just emphasize that if they struggle, the whole ecosystem struggles and innovation in Canada struggles, and we will feel the impacts of that for generations to come.