Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One of the other areas that the department should consider looking at is mature students that find themselves going to university. A lot of them need assistance. They hire tutors, and there is funding available for them to do that. I am wondering, with the problem that we see, especially in our small communities with the high number of people who are illiterate, and who are trying to make an attempt to get into these different programs, such as ABE and adult education. Would the government develop a program for communities or interested groups to have funds available to hire local tutors in the communities to assist people with bringing up their grades so that they are able to have a prep course? That is where people seem to get bottlenecked. For them, just to get into the courses is a problem. Once they get in there, I think they will put the effort into doing the work.
I think a lot of them are not getting past that first stage. It would be nice if there were individuals identified in the communities as tutors to help these people who are on income support, so they can get the basics of the math, reading, and writing. So that they know this is the basis for them to get into these courses. I think that the investment that this government is going to make will be beneficial in the long run.
I would like to suggest to the Minister if he can possibly consider looking at it as an initiative for those communities with high illiteracy rates, and that we are able to assist students and people who are on income support to take on that challenge. We should make sure that they are able to get on with life and also take advantage of these programs that are in our communities so that they can make life better for themselves and their families. Would the Minister consider looking at that?