Mr. Speaker, we were put in the unfortunate position that the previous government had only provided limited five-year funding. I have made a special effort in the past year to
provide an extension of the funding so that I could then use the time to begin to recruit the assistance and enlistment of the private sector.
We have been able to obtain a number of private sector sponsors as part of the stay in school program. Next fall when the new national basketball association team opens up in Vancouver and Toronto the stay in school logo will be part of its promotion. It has become one of the major sponsors of the program.
It shows we are interested in maintaining the very valuable necessity of keeping our young people in school.