Thank you, Mister -- or Madam Chair. I was going to call you Mr. Speaker; I'm sorry. Thank you, Madam Chair. I can assure the Member we're very serious about a transformation, regardless of how many students we have. The fact that we have fewer students than we'd like is all the more reason to be even more serious about the transformation. What is being done is being done by the college, and there still is a separation. Even though there is a single number in here showing how much we are contributing, I'm not involved in the day-to-day operations of the college. That is done by a separate group of people. What I can point out, though, is that COVID has had a big impact on post-secondary enrolment across Canada, across the world, and so we obviously took a hit there. There are students who don't want to go online to learn. That being said, there will be face-to-face classes coming in the fall, and we're hoping that people are anxious to get back. The college is doing its usual recruitment programs. I can provide written updates to the Members about what's going on, there, but I think that the low numbers that the Member is referencing are the impetus for this, one of the impetuses. They're not a deterrent; they're why we are doing this. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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