Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm hoping that we will be able to make changes to this program in this current fiscal year. The only way we can do that is if we can come to a satisfactory agreement with the federal government. Failing that, it would be my intention to move on improvements within our next budget. So we are aware that it's been three years since the program has seen any increases. The subsidies were increased by about 60 percent in the year 2002. It is time that we took a look at the program. There have been some minor changes made. I have, for instance, directed that the so-called cap be removed from our contracts, so that there won't be any limits now. Day cares will be
funded according to attendance, and they won't have to worry about exceeding a cap. That's one change that has been made, and we will look at others that we can make, to make sure that we're properly supporting parents and children across the North. Thank you.