Mr. Speaker, yesterday, on behalf of my party, I moved a motion dealing with the Bankruptcy Act.
This motion asks the Liberal government to amend the new standards governing bankruptcies, so as to prevent the application of more stringent rules for discharge of a student loan debt than for other types of debt.
Our purpose is not to remove the responsibility of students, quite the contrary. We know that the vast majority of students pay back their loans. Rather, the motion seeks to make the government aware of the injustice being done to students who are overburdened with debt and not able to pay back their loans.
In its study on the issue of personal income tax reform, the Bloc Quebecois recommended the introduction of a tax credit to help graduating students who must start paying off their loans.
Instead of going after students, the Liberal government should make a commitment to create jobs, which is the only concrete solution to the student debt problem.