Thank you, Madam Chair. My comments have to do with some of the programs that in the previous Assembly got underway. We’re now proposing a budget for the first quarter of the next fiscal year. I want to know or get some reassurance that these programs will be enabled with this budget to be continued or completed as
the case may be. The first one is… Maybe I’ll just mention all of the ones that have to do with Health and Social Services.
The child and family services community committees, there was a goal of five for communities. I assume we’re going to complete that for this fiscal year. Will that program, as part of our A-base, be continued and can we expect to establish one or two new child and family services community committees in the new year first quarter?
Similarly, the early childhood development review that’s taking place, I assume that’s going to be completed in this fiscal year, but it would obviously require implementation early in the next. That’s been identified as one of our priorities of the government. I want to know that that’s going to be underway with this budget.
There’s a midwifery review that’s underway that we’re waiting to see. I want to know that that’s going to be continued and developed with this budget.
Finally, there’s a mental health reorganization happening and I want to know that that’s going to be able to be put in place as per the implementation of the 2012-2013 budget.
Maybe could I start with those?