Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. We’ll now open up the floor to general comments. I’m hearing detail. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. To the amendment. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My last question to the Minister of ECE is: In light of all the confusion around junior kindergarten and the strong reaction we are getting from both parents and school boards, would it not be wise just to wait one more year to implement junior kindergarten and that maybe we’ll have more money in place so that we can work out all these problems?

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Brock. Mr. Hawkins, your time is now up. If you have any more questions, let me know. Committee, just to rekindle, we are on Bill 26 and we agreed to do in groups of five. I’ll commence again. Clauses 1 to 5.

---Clauses 1 through 45 inclusive approved

Does committee agree that Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscite Act, is now ready for third reading?

Thank you, committee. I will turn it over to Mr. Hawkins to read in the motion. Mr. Hawkins.

I’m sure the Minister will receive more questions on this topic later today. I have heard the Minister say countless times, and many times, that the graduation rates in small communities have declined. This is a disturbing trend and I think everyone here is very concerned. All the more reason to avoid, in my humble opinion, diverting funding from K to 12 to junior kindergarten.

My question to the Minister of ECE is: How can graduation rates in these small communities be improved if ECE is just pulling away money from K to 12 and just putting it into junior kindergarten?

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. The motion is in order. To the motion.