Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The math structure at the high school level has been, as the Minister pointed out, developed with four streams. Three of those streams are linked to post-secondary education and/or apprenticeships. They are the pure math, the applied math and the essentials in math. The one stream that is not articulated is the one the Member mentioned, the math 16-26. That particular math program is intended for students who are not likely to complete their high school program. So three of the four are articulated with both post-secondary and the apprenticeship program.
That being said, Mr. Chairman, with the provinces and territories in western Canada, we are looking right now at how we might provide better bridging between math programs. We are also discussing the potential for the development of a specific math course, an additional math course, that is directly related to apprenticeship requirements.
In addition to that, Mr. Chairman, we are also working with our western Canadian partners on the sciences and looking at the development of additional course work in the sciences that would be more directly linked to apprenticeship activity. Thank you.