Mr. Chairman, earlier this week I refereed to the communities that have taken on the responsibility of community empowerment but are still in need of expert advice and assistance and I stated that I was concerned about the possibility that this type of assistance would no longer be there if we continue with the process of laying off staff in the regions.
I do not think I received a response from the government on this. would like to ask the Minister, for instance, if a community took on social services, would it be her department that would assure the community that the office space is there that the expertise to appoint expert staff is available. Is that the responsibility of her department? Or would that be the responsibility of the Social Services Minister?