Thank you Mr. Chairman. I have some concern about the Digital Communications Network and whether or not it will in fact deliver the value that was once promised to this government. I would hope that there would be an assessment that will be done by the department and report back to our committee. Just on the value for money that they see in receiving from the Digital Communications Network over the course of the next year as they get into testing it out with the number of programs being developed with their agreement from Calgary.

If I can, because I am running out of time, Mr. Chairman I would like to move to an issue under the activity description. The department also talks about the need to strengthen departmental accountability and improve their reporting framework. I think that this is something that the Members of the committee were very anxious to see an improvement in the reporting framework and in accountability, setting benchmarks and achieving them.

I would note that in the business plan, we saw some definite targets. I think that is important to see. Targets like the improvement in the graduation rate of four percent per year. I think that is an allowable target. Or talking about improvement in the reduction of student unemployment or youth unemployment figures of five percent. I think these are the two targets that I remember from the business plan.

However, one important target I do not think we have seen set specifically is the goal to reach a representative population in the teacher force within a certain number of years. I would again like to question the Minister as to whether he is prepared to publicly commit to a date by which he and his department will strive to achieve the goal of a representative work force. Thank you.