Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Speaking briefly, I want to thank my colleague for raising those issues and especially the Minister’s response provided on the Midwifery Program. I think that’s a very key area and I can’t help but note that the Minister is giving quite different feedback now than perhaps in budgets past. I’m very happy to see that and appreciate that. I’m gathering that some work has been done to consolidate the view that there are benefits to those programs. Is that something the Minister would be prepared to share with us at some point in time?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under prevention and promotion I notice a significant increase, about $541,000 to that area. I’m wondering if I can get a breakout of how there are six subjects listed for those dollars: early childhood development, homelessness, family violence, tobacco, in-house respite services and health promotion activities. Is it possible to break those dollars out by those six activities, the additional $541,000 we’re putting into those activities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty, for those comprehensive remarks. Does committee agree that we now go to detail?

Mr. Chairman, again, it seems a fairly straightforward thing to me. We have regular intakes of Bachelor of Nursing students. We are sending them out to communities. We need to make sure they have the training. I assume, within the deputy minister’s remarks, that will be assured and perhaps I can just get confirmation of that. Thank you.

Thank you, committee. Returning to page 8-29, Health and Social Services, activity summary, community health programs, operations expenditure summary, $87.631 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Next on my list is Mr. Beaulieu.

Mr. Chairman, I want to turn quickly to the Introduction to Advanced Practice training at Aurora College. My understanding is that in the past, essentially all of the Bachelor of Nursing students were able to take the Introduction to Advanced Practice courtesy of the two departments’ support. Is that true? Is that continuing? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Minister Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to start off by saying that I’m really happy to see the review of the Early Childhood Development Framework happening. I think there’s quite a considerable amount of new research and insights into this area and the opportunity for gains that can influence our effectiveness in many, many areas. I look forward to that.

Already in this short session so far we’ve passed two motions dealing with education and I hope the Minister has heard those. They were broadly supported and I think in the first area, the Aboriginal student achievement that’s mentioned here under...

That is the past. I assume that is also the current. What is the planning for the future? Thank you.