This spring, the Government of Ontario embarked on the single largest modernization to Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) ever, making tuition free for low and moderate-income families, reducing costs for many middle-income families, and turning a complicated grant and loan system into a streamlined system geared to increase accessibility and flexibility for students. Pedro Barata talks to Deb Matthews to find out how Ontario brought together those inside and outside government to ensure that merit, not money, determines who can access higher education.