Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I could just zero in on the inclusive schooling funding, Mr. Chair. In the answers that the Minister gave to my questions about access to special needs support, Written Question 8-15, I learned that we approved $9 million in 2001-02 and $11.3 million in 2001-02, $15, $266,000 in 2002-03. We approved $15.9 million in 2003-04 and then we approved $16.8 million in 2004-05. That is an increase of over $7.8 million within a span of five years. When you are starting from $9 million, that is almost an 80 percent increase in five years. I would like to think that, when I'm sitting in this House and approving that much additional money, I would really like to see some difference on the ground. In the exact same period that I have attended the Range Lake North School PAG, just because it happens to be the only school in my riding and it is a way for me to get to know what is happening on the ground. I cannot tell you. I don't want to identify one school board or one school. I am just saying that as an example, and I am assuming that is happening everywhere. In those five years, when we keep increasing the money here in this House, I cannot say that I have had too many parents and teachers coming up to me and saying the needs are a lot less, or the kids who need special needs assistance or full-time assistance are getting those special needs help, or that there has been any more rational process through which parents with special needs would be required to go through. It could be that I am not just seeing that. I would like to know if the Minister could give us the information as to do they have any objective analysis and data as to how much they have been able to go in terms of improving and serving the needs of children with special needs with this extra money. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Committee Motion 21-15(4): Recommendation That Resources Be Pooled Within The Technology Services Centre, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 21-15(4): Recommendation That Resources Be Pooled Within The Technology Services Centre, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 12th, 2006
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