Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member from the Conservative Party for his presentation. However, I would like him to explain his take on the section of bill dealing with bankruptcy related to student debt.
As you know, the Bloc Québécois has long been committed to abolishing the period of eligibility before a former student can be discharged of his or her debt through bankruptcy. We believe there is a lot of prejudice on this matter. We believe that people think it is easy to declare bankruptcy. However, everyone knows that a judge has the final say. There are others who think that students are more likely to declare bankruptcy in order to be discharged of their student debt, but there is no study to prove it.
Furthermore, they think that changing the eligibility period from 10 years to 7, as proposed in Bill C-55, is completely arbitrary. People do not understand the reason for 7 years. Why not 6, or 3, or any other number? Why not nothing at all?
I would like my colleague from the Conservative Party to share his opinion on student debt.