Thank you, Madam Speaker. And as part of the review, there will be discussions with youth. And as I said, we are looking at how we can amend this model going forward. And if there are, you know, recommendations that we do some of the things that the Member is talking about, then we can definitely explore that. However, I don't want to just say youth will have money to pursue different programs because they're students; they don't necessarily have the time; they don't necessarily have the expertise, the connections to, you know, develop and roll out programs. So to just give students money without any sort of a structure might not be the best approach. It's actually our job as government. We are supposed to come up with those solutions to support the youth. We don't want to tell them what to do, we want to work with them to figure out what they need to do -- or what they need, and then we are the ones who develop and implement those programs. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Question 1267-19(2): Child and Youth Care Counsellor Program
In the Legislative Assembly on October 31st, 2022. See this statement in context.
Question 1267-19(2): Child and Youth Care Counsellor Program
Oral Questions
October 31st, 2022
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