Thank you, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank all of you for your time and your presentations.
Let me start from here. You know that among the items in Budget 2008 was a significant investment in post-secondary education. Specifically, there is $350 million for a new Canada student grant program beginning in 2009, rising to almost $430 million by 2012 and 2013. There is also another $25 million over two years to establish a new Canada graduate scholarship award. Finally, there is $123 million over four years to streamline and modernize the Canada student loans program.
Seeing that women now are the majority on university campuses in Canada, would it be safe to assume that a gender analysis of these budget items would result in a favourable conclusion? Could you please explain that?