Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Attempts were made in August to try and organize the meetings that had been planned, but due to summer holidays for various parties it never did happen. There are two meetings planned for this month. One with the department and all the NGOs and one with the NGOs to discuss the issues and try to move forward on the matters that were raised back in June. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Another concern at the time was predetermined funding for organizations, year to year funding was a concern. At the end of the year or near the end of the year a lot of these organizations do not know whether they will be able to obtain funding for the following year and it results in the layoff of staff. It was another item that the adult educators brought up at this meeting. I wonder if the Minister could tell me if he has been able to address that issue.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is our intent as a department to, in fact, look at the issue of multi-year funding with an eye towards accommodating that request, recognizing the very problems that my colleague has raised in terms of uncertainty, inability to plan and pressures on staff who are never sure whether they are going to be extended one year to the next. We recognize that is an issue and we are trying to address that with the funds that we have available. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is another good point that my colleague raises and, in fact, yes, we are moving ahead with that commitment to look at adult basic education curriculum and reviewing the current policies with an eye towards trying to make sure that they are integrated and standardized. I have seen the first draft of the document that has been put together by the education, culture and employment staff. We would anticipate in the next few weeks hopefully to have something to be put on the table to discuss with the people that are involved in the business. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wonder if the Minister could advise, once they have a comprehensive plan if they could consult the stakeholders. Naturally the people in my community would be very interested in possibly providing advice and input into this. Could he tell me if he could pass it on once they have a comprehensive document of some sort if they could consult with the stakeholders?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In fact, it is a working group of government officials and some NGO staff that are working on this particular review and document. There is an intent to make sure that once we have a working document that it gets circulated and we do get a chance for some feedback from the people that are in the field. Thank you.