Madam Speaker, we have started to hear the rhetoric heat up a bit. To address a couple of the points that were made, the budget yesterday reflected the balanced approach, the approach that worked for the government and worked for Canadians since 1993 in achieving our successes.
When it comes to the issue of the millennium scholarship fund and the issue of jurisdiction, the federal government has always had a role in access to education. It is a role that the government has continually stated, in fact with the announcement of the millennium scholarship fund, is not about jurisdiction or turf.
If the hon. member were to go to Quebec and speak to young students who are looking to gain access to university, he would know they are not concerned about jurisdiction or turf. They want solutions. They want to have some hope. They want to have some access to skills training because they know these are types of skills they will need to compete in the next millennium.
The government has responded to the priorities of Canadians. I think we would find across the country that the whole learning strategy, the opportunity strategy, is one that is well received by students, by Canadians interested in lifelong learning, by parents and grandparents who want to put money aside for their children.
Everyone realizes, regardless of what level of government, that we have to do our very best to ensure that each and every Canadian has equal opportunity to learning and skills training.