Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Madam Speaker, the Minister has confirmed that the Department of Health and Social Services is responsible for funding speech therapy services for school-aged children. It is my understanding that the two speech therapists serving the western Arctic and the Kitikmeot have had to limit their services to preschool-aged children because of workload.

Since Health and Social Services has now confirmed it is responsible, I would like the Minister to outline for us just how new school-aged children who are referred to speech therapists are going to be assessed and treated?