Mr. Speaker, students and young people in Canada have been greatly impacted by the pandemic. Mental health challenges and dropout rates have been rising in universities, colleges and trade schools, and students continue to be crushed by debt.
Northern European countries have built their knowledge-based economies on free post-secondary education. They invest in their people and have a highly educated workforce.
Will the government make tuition-free post-secondary education a pillar of the post-COVID recovery plan?