Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, volunteers are extremely important to us and there is a need for us to continue promoting the use of volunteers in schools and there are many. I don't have any participation statistics on hand, Mr. Chairman, but we can see what we can find out in terms of the numbers of volunteers that take place. We have situations like job shadowing in some cases, and recognition programs are a good suggestion. We can certainly put that forward to the school boards and we will certainly be able to take that up as a discussion item with the chairs and the superintendents that we meet with on a constant basis. I am scheduled to have a meeting with the board chairs within a couple of weeks, Mr. Chair. We will take that up as an item that we can do better recognition of our volunteers. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Jake Ootes on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
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Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
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