Thank you, Madam Chair. I thank the Minister and his colleagues for meeting with us today. I just have a couple questions with regard to the opening remarks by the Minister in the new program reductions and reinvestment in key areas. I was pretty sure that Mr. Delorey had stole my notes somehow, because he pretty much asked most of the questions that I was going to present, so I guess it's going to be pretty short. Again I can't stress any more than a lot of my colleagues who have already stressed the importance of the early childhood development initiative as far as development kids in realizing the importance of education and language and healthy lifestyles and the child/family relationships that it helps develop within the smaller communities. I'm just curious as to the evaluation process that is going to be completed in April, which is after the March 31st deadline when this program or initiative is going to be sunsetted. I'm just wondering if the Minister can tell me when the initiative of evaluating the effectiveness of this development initiative has come to light. Has it been in the last year that they've done the evaluation, over the last three years, or is it just in the last couple of months when it came to the attention of the Standing Committee on Social Programs?
Robert Villeneuve on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 24th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 23rd, 2004
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