Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister of Health and Social Services. I would like to ask the Minister some questions about the recommendations that were in a report.

The 16th Assembly Standing Committee on Social

Programs conducted a very comprehensive review of the Child and Family Services Act. One of the major recommendations from that review was a gap that the committee and the consultations had identified, a gap in services for children and young adults aged 16 to 18 years, particularly that once a child turns 16, as an example, they are no longer eligible to be kept in foster care. It was a very large gap, and committee spoke with the Minister at the time and those recommendations were discussed at the time. But it’s been over two years since that report was tabled.

I’d like to know from the Minister what the Department of Health and Social Services is doing at this point to try and deal with the lack of services for 16 to 18 year olds. Thank you.