Thank you, and yes, I'm the one who -- I'll often been saying that, you know, schools are the only place that some students actually get a good meal. And, you know, when I was growing up, there was no food in schools and I was amazed as I took over this portfolio and toured schools just how much food there is. I mean, there's fresh fruit, there's eggs, there's sandwiches. Students can, for the most part, you know, get something to eat whenever they need to so it really is an amazing program. There are third party funders who also contribute to this. Schools do fundraising, and they receive donations towards these programs. So this isn't the only money that is going towards this. But, you know, I -- I'm not going to say I'm opposed to seeing an increase here. As I -- I'm not opposed to seeing an increase in many areas. But in this budget, there isn't one, but, you know, given the comments of the Member, I will continue to look at ways to try and increase this number. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Consideration Of Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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