Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses, particularly to Ms. Said for telling us her story.
I've heard a number of witnesses today talk about young people. I know that in the public discourse there's been a lot about access to housing and employment, but I haven't heard too much around education, and particularly around supporting young people. I know from working in the community that so much of the success of this project will be measured in the outcomes of the youth, whether they are able to attain education and have good outcomes moving forward, which won't be apparent for years to come. A number of you have spoken of the importance of supporting children and youth.
I know that in Ontario there used to be school community workers within the public school system. Those were cut by the previous provincial Conservative government and have not been reinstated since. These workers were specifically tasked with reaching out to diverse communities to make sure they were integrated. We know how important it is to involve parents in the education of their children.
Can you talk about some of the challenges with respect to educational attainment in terms of English language learning, in terms of settlement within the context of families and education, and in terms of their involvement and how important that is? What are some of the challenges and how can those challenge be addressed?