Thank you very much.
We're coming to the end of a multi-week process, and I thank you all for being the last witnesses.
I notice that the majority of the witnesses here right now are in the social or aboriginal policy area. I'd be the first to admit that our government over the last twelve years was far from perfect in these areas, though I think we did make some progress. But I think one also has to acknowledge that this current government cancelled the Kelowna agreement, cancelled the child care agreements, cut the funding to literacy, and declared that housing and homelessness were purely provincial matters. I would say that those of you who are here for social or aboriginal concerns are facing a fairly uphill battle.
I'd like to offer the rest of my time to Mr. Fiddler if he'd like it, because these people on the committee have heard me for several weeks. In fact, I think they might have heard enough.
We haven't heard much about Kelowna. You know Paul Martin has his bill, it's going to go forward, and it could come back. I'd like you to take as much time as I have remaining, if you'd like, to explain to us what you think are the consequences of Kelowna not passing and what you think would be the implications if we could get it through.