Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question in two parts. I must tell him that, if the government really wanted to increase accessibility, it would put money into the existing system that is under its control.
There is a student loans and scholarships act. The structure is already in place, and the people responsible for that program in each province are appointed by the government. These people are much better prepared to give out more scholarships in each province than if the government creates a whole new structure. To me, that does not make any sense, and I would even say that it is outrageous.
The structure already exists, and accessibility would be increased to a much greater extent if we invested money in that structure. The fact that these people are not public servants does not mean that this structure is an infrastructure and a bureaucracy. And who will control all that?
It seems to me that our colleagues from the Reform Party should be concerned about that also. The structure exists. Let us put money into that structure. There is no reason other than visibility to create a different structure. There is absolutely no other reason. Accessibility will be greater if we invest in the existing structure, and the money will go directly to the students.
The employment insurance fund is at a level where I would dare to say we will never be able to use it up, even with the most serious crisis imaginable. Therefore, we must make plans to make everybody pay, and not only small businesses and workers. Why is deficit reduction costing more to those people making $39,000 or less?
Proposals have been made to improve our tax system, but in this case, it is always the same who end up paying.