Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present e-petition 1168.
The petitioners wish to call the attention of the House to the staggering reality that there is now $28 billion in student debt. Ever since the mid-1990s, interest has been attached to student debt. Today, a student, graduating with $30,000 in debt, will pay $10,000 in interest.
The petitioners ask the House to work to eliminate interest charges on the debt of students who have used the Canada student loans program and that the Government of Canada should act to eliminate the practice of applying interest at all on student debt.