(Translation) Thank you, Madam Chairperson. I would like to make a short comment. I would like to thank the Minister of Education and his assistant. I know it is very hard work to deal with education and also the teachers. I know for a fact that the teachers are working very hard to educate our children. I know it is very hard being a teacher, especially when there are so many students in some communities. We have to recognize that the teachers are working very hard. I know there is not enough money in the Department of Education and I know there is a need for more schools and for more teachers. I know it must be very hard to deal with the money, especially with all the cutbacks and every year inflation is going up. I think we all know that.
There are some other programs that we have to deal with in each community and we need all those existing programs. For example, municipal services are very important in communities. This is an ongoing program. I would like to see them continued.
I never want to cut money for education. We have to spend money on education. There is a policy in place that we have to teach the children. The children have to be at school. This is a law. The children have to attend school. Back in the 1970s we tried to deal with the policy in the communities, but looking at the smaller communities, what they were saying was, if your child does not attend school, the parents will have to go to court. I know it is very hard to deal with education. There is a policy in place, why cannot we put some more money into the Department of Education? We have to work with the teachers and sometimes the teachers have to resign from their positions because they are not making enough money. They cannot keep up with inflation. They have to pay for rent and groceries. That is why I have to say that teachers are working very hard to educate our children. Therefore, I do not want to see any more cutbacks. Today we all have to make money. That is all I have to say for now. Thank you, Madam Chairperson. (Translation ends)