Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wasn't expecting to come back to the line-up so soon, but I'm pleased to have the opportunity. I have some questions to the Minister on his opening statement. The first one is to do with the early childhood development. Mr. Chairman, the Standing Committee on Social Programs made quite a lengthy comment about the positions that committee members have on this issue. I think it's not always the case that Members from small communities and larger communities agree on an issue so solidly, and this was definitely one where all Members in the committee were able to present evidence that we see in our respective constituencies where these programs are having a difference and it's really providing a positive impact to our young children. I know that in my riding of Range Lake and at Range Lake North School there were various literacy initiatives and other things that were happening in the school where teachers have gone out of their way to comment to me that it's one of the best things that they've seen come along. Some of them have been teaching young children, kindergarten children for over 30 years. They cannot say enough about all the good things this is doing in terms of giving an early start to the children and helping them read and helping them get into the social setting and school setting.
I think that when we discuss the motion and when we discuss the specific section of the budget we will have more opportunity to elaborate on this, but in the meantime I would like to ask for the Minister, on page 2 of his opening statement he stated that the department plans to spend $4.4 million on early childhood development activities, but in the next paragraph he mentions that the three-year early childhood development initiative ends at the end of this month. I'd like to know if the Minister could state for the record how much money is being cut in that second paragraph and what are the things that he's able to do with the money that he is keeping on the budget and what precise things are being cut out or that at least the Minister is proposing to cut out of his budget this year. Thank you.