Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'll share my time with Mr. Wrzesnewskyj.
First of all, thank you all for coming and for what you're doing. I'm embarrassed that you have to be here. I've looked at these cuts since they came out in December, and there is no rationale that makes sense here. The minister didn't grace us with his presence, but these look very political in nature.
However, we would like to bring a light onto them. We'd like people to take this seriously.
I appreciate, Mr. Gomez, that you really do feel for the people who are being taught and will be taught no more in your community.
I mean, I think it's amazing that we don't look at that as some kind of tragedy, because somebody is learning, is going to go to work and support themselves, and in 60 days we're going to pull the plug on that. It makes no sense whatsoever. You know, this place is a bit of a bubble, but you want to believe that some of that can get outside of the bubble.
I guess what I want to put to you is that we've done some research, and it might not surprise you that some of this looks quite partisan-inspired in terms of fingerprints.
Ms. Newrick, I want to ask you about the Toronto experience. You've been working with a number of agencies in Toronto. How many of those agencies do you think feel comfortable, the ones that are...?
I want to make a point, too, that the ministry didn't make.
I wonder, Mr. Chair, if I could have one minute to ask you, is it possible, through you, to get a list of the allocations that have been made? The ministry didn't supply us with that information. We've been able to find out that the agencies that have been cut are very concentrated.
Ms. Newrick, can you tell us if any of the agencies you're working with believe there is some place for their clients to go?