Finance committee  Of course, the smaller the amount of debt that students have to reimburse and the end of their studies— The recommendation concerning the Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation is also important to people in Quebec.

Finance committee  Okay.

Finance committee  I am not very familiar with the Quebec system. I know the Ontario system, and my colleague here is familiar with Manitoba's. Our last recommendation is to have a place where people can go to get information, regardless of where they live. When students from Quebec come to see us, we often have a hard time answering their questions with regard to their student debts and financial assistance that they received from various organizations.

Finance committee  I think you make a very good point, and I think this is one of the things we were hoping to bring across in this presentation, that rather than do things through the tax system I think we need to have a very comprehensive need-based program so that we are targeting rare resources to the students who most need them.

Finance committee  I'd like to think we can achieve that, and I would like to think that some of the things we've talked about would help in that area.

Finance committee  I am going to pass this one on to my colleague.

Finance committee  Yes, we do support the work the Millennium Scholarship Foundation has done.

Finance committee  CASFAA is the national professional association representing financial aid administrators at Canada's colleges and universities. We are responsible for the delivery of student financial aid programs, including the Canada student loans program. Because of our roles within our educational institutions, we are uniquely positioned to directly witness not only the success of the Canada student loans program, but also the gaps that seriously compromise the academic potential of our students.