Mr. Chair, I’m just about out of time; I have to get back on the list here. I’m hearing from professionals that there are concerns that there are programs already in place for four-year-olds’ special needs type situations. Given the lack of investment in these added responsibilities in large centres like Yellowknife will, in fact, cause the resources to be attracted away from these important special needs four-year-old programs such as the Four Plus program at Weledeh school. I’m just telling the Minister. At this point, I’m hoping that he will be very alert to that. I hope he is recognizing the strident calls from all quarters to invest in this, rather than take away resources and use them. There may be some degree of that that is warranted.

I agree with the Minister that there are some potential gains to be had here that the evidence suggests, not as much as the zero to three but the Minister has decided to shoot his target at four-year-olds. So be it, but there are some overwhelming studies and evidence that says only if it is a high quality program delivered by fully trained ECE workers. Can the Minister tell me that every small community will have at least one fully trained, fully qualified up to federal standards, not our lower standards, ECE workers before the community program goes in?