Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I heard the Minister say earlier today that she expects that the reorganization will not result in program and policy changes. But, I understand that part of the reorganization of the department is to combine community works with municipal operations. Madam Speaker, the municipal operations unit was not only responsible for inspections and monitoring financial health, but also for providing proactive, constructive support to communities in trouble.

I guess I would like to ask the Minister, now that this municipal operations function is going into community works, headed by an engineer and dominated by finance officers and bean counter types, does this change reflect the shift of MACA away from the soft mandate it had for community development and community support, in favour of financial and technical functions? Thank you.