Thank you. No, and I appreciate that. I think the information that was relayed to myself and certainly the information that we read in the media certainly said that the programs were going to be shut down. If, indeed, the college is looking at either working through NGOs, working with Indigenous governments to continue that program as it exists but maybe through different bodies, I'd certainly be interested in hearing that. But I guess, then, Madam Chair, then if the -- you know, if that's the case, if they are not indeed committed to shutting it down, and I would have hoped that, you know, the college would -- even if they were considering shutting it down, rather than making an announcement that they're going to be closing the learning centres, it would have been nice to say take a year if they want to evaluate it and evaluate it, and see what other options are out there. But that certainly wasn't what was presented to us. It was that this is not working. You know, we have three options. We could continue as it is, we can review it, or we can shut it down, which is basically the nuclear option, and that was the perception that's out there that that's the option they're taking. So if that's not the case, I'm happy to hear from that the Minister, and I'm hoping we can move forward and ensure that we continue to keep these centres open. So I guess my next question would be, then -- I mean, obviously we fund Aurora College to the tune of $35 million. $34 million last year, 35. A portion of that funding, Madam Chair, obviously, it goes towards to keep these centres open and to fund these centres. If, indeed, the college does decide that they're not going to be funding these learning centres, are we going to be looking at pulling certainly a portion of the funding that would be -- that would be directed towards these learning centres? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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