Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The development of the adult-based education and literacy directive grew out of discussions with program deliverers, practitioners, as well as departmental staff who felt it was important to describe what the basic elements were of the system and the program.
Historically, this government had what was called the Continuing Education Policy that was passed in the same time frame that Mr. Dent spoke to earlier, about ten years ago. That policy was deleted a couple of years ago because it was simply out of date, given the changes and developments related to the college and the department.
This directive will essentially replace and refine the information necessary. It is focused on those elements. It certainly, as the Minister indicates, could be an important part of a broader strategy related to literacy. Thank you.