Thank you. And I'll say right now, to everyone, all the day homes, day cares listening, we are going to increase funding. We've told them that at the meetings. We have early childhood association meetings. The department has been meeting with them trying to make the -- repair those relationships. I know that discussions and meetings don't always make it out to everyone and so perhaps that's part of the issue. But we're also seeing entrepreneurs who have looked at the environment, the current operating environment, and decided to open day homes and so they are in -- we're now in the process of licensing a number of day home operators and we expect those to come online, you know, in the near future. So the situation we have right now, it is -- it's something someone has looked at and said, you know what, I can make a go at that. So, again, I'll admit there's a lot of work to be done. There's a significant amount of work to be done. There's a significant amount of collaboration that needs to happen and funds that need to be spent, and we are committed to doing that. 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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