Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And this is a topic of discussion for, you know, students in the JK to 12 system as well as post-secondary students. But I don't want to give people the impression that, you know, these students, we need to teach them faster. And we need to work with them where they're at and support them where they're at.

As the Member -- as I've said many times to the Member and this House, it turns out I don't have the authority to just add extra days to the school year. The number of instructional hours, minimum numbers, are in the Education Act. Most -- or if you look across the territory, schools have between 946 of the 1300 hours of instructional time during a year, anywhere from 167 to 182 days. So there is flexibility in the calendar for schools to add instructional time to their schedule. They can start earlier in August. I mean, I don't think there's any reason they can't start August 1st and, you know, kids would only get a month of school but I think studies have shown that it's better to, you know, have students in school with shorter breaks. And heeding your words about keeping my answers precise, I'll leave it at that. Thanks, Mr. Speaker.