Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is very clear in the directions for students when they are completing their forms that they must maintain satisfactory progress, passing marks and attendance. There is a clear definition of attendance that is set out, as well. In sending back an applicant declaration and consent, the students are required to sign a form that says that they will immediately notify the SFA program in writing if my or my spouse's personal information changes. That includes any educational changes.
The problem seems to stem from the fact that students can't get transcripts immediately. It takes a while for the institutions to get transcripts out and, therefore, the department doesn't become aware of a student's ineligibility until we get the transcripts, but the students should know what their marks are. If they haven't been successful at the required course load, and if they haven't attended enough school to qualify, they should be aware of that. It is clearly set out in the program. If they talked to one of the student financial assistance officers, they can get that laid out clearly. I guess we could consider, Mr. Speaker, putting up front in great big bold letters to make sure before you take any money from the program, that you know that you are actually qualified for it. But we send out e-mails. We make sure that, on the web site, it is very carefully laid out that you have to be successful in each semester in order to qualify for the next semester. Students are told that they should review their situation and talk to student financial assistance if anything has changed. That means if they had to drop out of a course, if they know they are failing a course, if they know that there is a problem, they should get hold of student financial assistance right away because there may be some impact on their subsequent funding. We encourage them to do that. During the course of the year, if things change, students should be contacting student financial assistance. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.