Thank you, Mr. Chair. Overall, I definitely appreciate that the department seems to have gone through with a fine tooth comb looking for reductions and efficiencies to be found, and some of them seem to make sense. But what I am struggling to see is a clear vision for what we are trying to achieve besides saving money and being more efficient. And the message that comes out to me is that we're committing to do more with less. You know, we're shaving off here and there, we're making do, we're doing more with less, which could be possible, but my main concern is that we actually know what we're doing and we're committed to doing it better, particularly when it comes to education, labour force development, apprenticeships, skills development. You know, we've seen in the business plans in this budget that the plan over the next four years is to review the northern distance learning program, the inclusive schooling directive, the adult literacy programs, but with the goal of looking for efficiencies. And I'm wondering what is the vision that we're actually trying to achieve?
And I know that the Minister has been a strong advocate for education, particularly JK to 12 education, and equitable access to education and support services throughout her time in this building. So I wonder if she could explain what is the narrative that you want us to get out of this budget in terms of what we're hoping to accomplish in the next year with this budget, especially in terms of education, labour force development, skill development?