Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member's absolutely right that we need to get more physical activity in our schools. That's why one of the key initiatives that's been announced in this budget is a reduction over the next two years in the pupil/teacher ratio to ensure that in each school we can have somebody whose focus is on physical activity. I guess that's the key thing I want to make clear here. We're not talking about phys. ed. and we're not necessarily talking about phys. ed. teachers in gym shorts and a T-shirt, because physical activity is something that all students should participate in every single day, but it doesn't have to be in a gym.

Last week I attended a meeting of the Education Ministers from all across Canada and at our meeting, which was hosted by the Minister from Ontario, the Minister from Ontario brought in a group from a local K to 8 school and they showed us how they were ensuring that there was at least 20 minutes of physical activity to begin every day in the school. It didn't involve gym at all. What it involved was 40 young Grade 8 students who had been trained to go into each of the classrooms at the beginning of every day and get everybody involved in a routine. It was basically done to rap music, and the teachers were all participating, too. So as long as we can get that kind of intense physical activity happening in the classroom, that's also one way in which we can ensure that we improve the physical activity of youngsters.

But I agree with the Member that we need to put more of an emphasis on it, and that's why we've said in this budget there's one-half of a PTR and that will be followed next year by another half of a PTR. We're going to ensure this money will be coffered. It has to go towards physical activity. So we'll be putting in place some regulations to ensure that in every school they're using this money to enhance physical activity for all the kids. Thank you, Madam Chair.