Thank you.
Mr. Martin talked earlier, saying he felt personally victimized by some of these cuts. I met with one of the literacy groups in my constituency, and this was before the cuts even happened. This is a group of volunteers who work very hard to raise money and teach the most vulnerable people in our society to read and write. They came to my office and said that what worried them the most and what they felt most attacked by, in the federal programs for literacy, was that if they wanted to put on a symposium, they could find funding. If they wanted to put out a study, they could find funding; if they wanted to put up a big banner or poster, they could find funding through the federal government. But in terms of trying to teach another person one-on-one to actually read, they couldn't access federal funding.
I was astounded by that. I was shocked that with all the money we spend, none of it was getting to—at least our local organization wasn't able to—teach somebody to read. I thought that's what literacy programs should be oriented towards.
Is it the intent of the ministry now to move towards reallocating funding? Or has it been discussed within the ministry, as to putting more money towards teaching people to read?