Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the reason for the introduction of this motion is indeed the concerns that have been raised many times in this House over the last couple of months concerning problems in health and funding in the Department of Education, especially when we look at teacher/student ratios and concerns with curricula and tests and responses that we heard that there is no more money.

What we are hoping for here in this motion, Mr. Speaker, is that if, indeed, the departments find a surplus, that money in this 1997-98 current fiscal year be reallocated to those departments to help them out with that shortfall in education and social services. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.