Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, if this bulge has been there for a long period of time, and this is not something that is sudden, but is something we have been dealing with for eight or ten years, I am a little surprised the department has not been able to more closely analyze this trend and decide what they can do to move students from grade 10 on to grade 11 and grade 12 and ensure they are a little more successful, especially in the smaller communities.
Can the Minister talk about their apparent lack of success in figuring out the bulge?