Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague across the way for her wonderful speech. The reality is that the surplus which the government has, and is now deciding how to spend, was made on the backs of Canadian workers and not because the government has been a good fiscal manager. The fact is, that is where the government received its surplus and those Canadian workers have children.
I had the occasion last night to meet with the student union of University College of Cape Breton. As we speak, the students' professors are on strike because they are paid 30% less than other professors across the country.
One of the students wanted me to ask a question of the government. Why did the government not recognize the position in which students have been put in terms of high debt load and high tuition fees and why did it refuse to address that in the budget?