Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is not always possible to place children in temporary placements in care where the foster parents are of the same culture, same language, same background, as the child in care.

As a department, we recognize the importance of involving the community in the plan of care and the actions that will be taken on behalf of the child and the family.

There are some impediments to this kind of thing because of the confidentiality often surrounding the issues which lead to the child being apprehended in the first place. However, I think there are proactive measures that we can take as a government to enhance the ability of, as you said, aboriginal governments and the community at large, to become more involved in addressing the problem.

Many times in small communities, there are issues of confidentiality, but most of the time in a small community, most people know what is going on anyway. So it seems kind of counterproductive to try and exclude people from being involved in helping to find viable solutions. I want to assure you, there are recommendations coming forward in the review of the child and family services legislation that speak about the involvement of the larger community in solving the issues. Thank you.