Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I encourage Members to consider the review methodology and the resumes of the Child Welfare League of Canada review team. I am certain you will be impressed with the level of professional expertise and experience they bring to the project. I also would like to inform Members that, in addition to Mr. Corbin Shangreaux, a First Nations child welfare consultant, the review team also includes a Northerner, Ms. Gay Hansen, who is a former deputy minister of Social Services of the Yukon. Ms. Hansen has also worked in the Northwest Territories. These members are well aware of the northern and aboriginal context and could hardly be considered culturally disconnected southerners.
Mr. Speaker, I plan to table the Report of the Review of Child and Family Services in this House this spring. I would like to thank Members for their interest in the review and I look forward to your continued support in ensuring that our child protection system is of the highest possible quality and meets best practice standards.
Mr. Speaker, I am extremely heartened by the level of interest that the review is generating. I believe that all Members share my concern that our child protection system should provide the best possible support and services to children and their families. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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