Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Beaulieu.

One only needs to turn on the news and you can see families fleeing war-torn countries. You can see people in refugee camps. Do you know how many people wake up in the morning curled up in the fetal position because they don’t have any food?

I guess what I’m trying to say is, yes, we’re fighting amongst ourselves about our budget, but can we stop for a minute and just be very, very thankful for what we have, because a sense of entitlement and a spirit of ingratitude is a very dangerous and unhappy place to live. We are a land of opportunity.

We, the government, can we do better? Yes, we can do...

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Ms. Bassi-Kellett.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. General comments. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you. Does committee agree?

Please proceed, Minister Beaulieu.

Agreed, thank you. Page 3-7 we will stand down until the rest of the department has been considered. Oh, I forgot we have to have a Minister. I’d like to ask the Minister of Human Resources if he would like to make his opening comments. Thank you.

Agreed. We’ll take a short break and resume.

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My research would indicate that this program started in Fort Smith about a year ago, and I was wondering if the Minister could provide any kind of a time frame on when such an evaluation may be undertaken and completed.