Mr. Speaker, the hon. member in his remarks spoke about assistance to families to help with education through the changes to the RESPs. While this may be a laudable move, I remind the hon. member that many families cannot afford to have RESPs. There are many families in Canada who are living at a subsistence level, yet their children are worthy of education as well.
Has the government considered anything very substantial in terms of transfer payments to assist many young people who are in need of help with their education?
We heard earlier and it is well known that many young people are coming out of university with a debtload of $25,000 or more before they even have the opportunity of obtaining a job. We are very concerned about this and we feel that the recent cuts in the transfer payments have seriously affected education and have caused a lot of problems for young people.
Is there anything more substantial that the government plans to assist with education other than helping those who are already able to help themselves?