Thank you.
I want to go back to what Mr. Taner said. I was indeed at that meeting and remember very well the comments about the importance of investing in training if we want Canadians to remain competitive, and about the importance of these basic skills.
I believe, though, that the government has fundamentally misunderstood the impacts of the cuts they're making—for example, to literacy; to the summer placement programs; to Central Mortgage and Housing, which is another completely separate issue that I'd like to deal with later. It is clear that the importance of the work of the provincial coalition to support delivery on the ground has been overlooked and just put under the heading of “advocacy” or refocusing on national programs or not supporting advocates.
I'm wondering whether either of you would comment on what learners will lose on the ground, in local delivery capacity, from these cuts.