Facing this continiously escallating potential bill in the future. Many couples will decide to have fewer children or none I expect. Student loans in Canada I think are only basically available to really poorer families. Or the kids expect the family to foot all the costs.

Recent graduates in many fields are experiencing real difficulty in getting decent jobs. For the first time I remember there are public warnings not to enter certain fields as there are no employment opportunities or they are few and far between.