Thank you, Minister. We are out of time. Thank you.
I have some questions on behalf of the NDP caucus. I too thank you for being here.
In the 2009-10 estimates, the overall budget for operating costs has increased. However, the budget for “strategic policy analysis, planning and development” has been cut significantly, by nearly one-third. It goes from $2,462,000 down to $1,729,000. We have that in the charts that we were provided. This line item, Minister, is very important, because it supports other departments for strategic policy development and gender-based analysis. I would like you to respond: why this cut, and how are you going to meet the obligations as set out under policy development and GBA?