Science and Research committee  Yes, absolutely. We have always argued for the establishment of a federal post-secondary education agency. Like health and other areas, education is a provincial jurisdiction. We understand that. However, at the federal level, a safeguard is needed to monitor what is happening.

Science and Research committee  The first thing is to increase the total amount. Right now, the amount that each student can receive is being increased, but the number of students with access to the funds in question remains limited. Only yesterday, students were asking me if they were certain to get a scholarship if they excelled in their studies.

Science and Research committee  Thank you for your question. We've noticed that most U15 group universities are in urban centres. The first problem students face is therefore housing, because most of the students who want to study at these large universities have to cohabit. They have to leave their parents' home and find somewhere new to live.

Science and Research committee  If you want a true indicator of how inflation has changed consumption habits, just look at the food banks on campuses. Many students who had never gone to a food bank before were forced to do so because of inflation. It's also worth looking at the data on the number of student evictions resulting from inflation.

Science and Research committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to speak about the problems faced by students at post-secondary educational institutions in Canada. My name is Gishleine, and I am the national treasurer of the Canadian Federation of Students. We represent some 530,000 students from 63 student unions across Canada, including 20 graduate student unions.