This is a small number of people, and to those involved, it’s extremely important, as the Minister knows.

This week I had a communication with an audiology professional, one of our staff, who said “In the grand scheme of things, it seems so insignificant, but when you are working with these parents and having to look them in the eyes and tell them their child has a hearing

impairment and it’s going to cost $2,465, the

cost of a pair of hearing aids and ear molds, to give them access to sound, well, it’s a difficult place to be in as a professional and I imagine as a family too. And there is simply no reason why we aren’t sup

porting these babies and kids.”

So again, I really appreciate the Minister’s action on this and I would ask how soon will you be able to let the front-

line staff know that there’s hope on the

immediate horizon and they can start talking to families. Mahsi.