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While few would characterize Ontario's economic situation as ideal to facilitate quality improvement at universities, students believe that this time should be conceived of as an opportunity to innovate, not stagnate. 'Quality' means many things to many different stakeholders, but broadly it can be agreed that successful students should graduate as informed, engaged citizens with the ability to approach problems critically. Many students attend school in the hope that they will be able to apply their skills to the labour market. In both cases, [the] university system could be doing better than it is now. While Ontario is quite competitive on the world-stage with regards to higher education, the maintenance of [this] leadership will depend not only on how well the sector [is financed], but also how efficient it is. An oft forgotten fact is that both public and private spending on higher education in Canada, including Ontario, leads the world.

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