Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs regarding my Member's statement, realizing the importance of our volunteer firefighters in our communities and the time the volunteers give at no cost to this government, the service we all realize is important in our communities. In that light, they put their lives on the line every time they respond to a fire.

I would like to ask the Minister, exactly what is his department doing to ensure that our volunteer firefighters are equipped and have the training that we require of them to fight these fires?