Mr. Speaker, I have not dealt with that particular matter at this time. I want to indicate until I have a fairly decent assessment of the reasons why the program has not been made available to those who require it,

I believe it would be premature for me to say publicly that I am prepared to proceed to the next stage. I am not clear on some of the problem areas and I have asked my department to identify those areas prior to proceeding to a public process. I say this not to create any impressions out there that there will be substantive public consultation as opposed to getting the advice of the Special Committee on Health and Social Services, presently receiving some very significant contributions in terms of the concerns which people in the regions have with regard to the present policies as they are being applied. I would suggest to the honourable Member that he give me the opportunity to review the day care policies, as they exist, and to identify those areas which we have problems with. I can assure the honourable Member I will relay those concerns to the honourable Member and to the public once I have them identified.