Thank you. That's an excellent question.
First, I'd like to clarify the free-tuition piece. Ontario and New Brunswick now have models of upfront student grants that propose to eliminate tuition fees for students from families that make under a certain income threshold. However, these aren't models that actually eliminate tuition fees upfront. They are like student aid bursary disbursements.
Your question about the cost of living is an excellent one. We advocate, alongside the elimination of tuition fees, for increased investment in the Canada student grants program. There are, as you say, significant costs of living associated with pursuing post-secondary education and, of course, these are amplified for folks from marginalized communities who may not have family support. We have a vision of the elimination of tuition fees alongside robust, upfront, needs-based grant funding.