Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have been critical about statutory reviews in the past but I think if there was one that was, you know, an obvious contender for this committee to choose, even though they had to do it, would be the Child and Family Services Act.

We've had two rather damning Auditor General reports in this area. And those reports speak to how the department is implementing policies. They don't necessarily speak to whether those are the correct policies and the Auditor General is not in and of itself there to focus on prevention. And I think this committee made the right choice in focusing on prevention.

I really do think this is the gold standard of committee reports, both in its end result and its process. I'm not a member of this committee but I participated in a number of the hearings. They used a wide variety of engagement tools. This committee was working harder than any other to engage with people during COVID to complete this work. They had very frank and honest conversations with a number of people involved in the system, and I think it has resulted in truly amazing work, that when you read it alongside the two Auditor General's reports it's clear we have a path forward working with Canada and working with our Indigenous governments, and all those in the system, to improve this area.

I will have further comments on the motions and going forward in this Assembly. I think there's some big questions about how we fund it. It's another one of those, you know. We should make this a priority, though, Mr. Chair, because prevention is the path forward and this report really sets out some -- some admirable recommendations and goals.

So I just want to thank the committee for this great work and everyone who presented to committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.