Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The House will recall that the issue was brought to the floor of the House through the advice from the board of management of alcohol and drug services. They are the board that would have been in direct connection with all of the local alcohol and drug treatment groups. This was done, I believe, in general consultation. There was not 100 per cent acceptance of this by some groups, and there still is not. But out of the 42 groups there are only two that have decided that they did not want to comply with the requirements. Surprisingly, Mr. Speaker, one of the most vocal of the groups happens to be in a community that has voted to be dry. It surprises me that such vocal opposition would come from there.
But to answer the question, as I said, there was consultation with the board of management, advice given to the former Minister, which this government accepted as well.