Thank you, Madam Chair. Just another question on that issue is on a program or an initiative that has received the positive feedback of all the players who have been involved in this initiative, has basically come to a lot of the Members' attention in the last few months just due to the fact that they knew the program was going to be sunsetted. I'm just wondering if the Minister could give me some indication as to when they do determine, and I don't think it's going to be too hard to determine the effectiveness of this program, through all the correspondence that the Legislative Assembly has been receiving as far as the early childhood development initiative. I know that the initiative has cost the government around $800,000 as far as our share into this whole program. I know that the whole department has taken some cutbacks in a lot of areas, but I really feel that reinvesting into this very important key area in education especially at the early childhood stages where research has shown us that the more your investment into it is the best return for your dollars spent. I'm just wondering if the Minister would be able to put every effort he can into finding some additional funding to keep the program running on a quarterly basis. I'm sure on a quarterly basis, $200,000 wouldn't be too hard of a find in a budget of close to $250 million. Just to keep this program going over the next three months after this evaluation process is done, then basically reassess it and reprioritize it after these quarterly stages.
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
Page 269
See context to find out what was said next.