Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On the wage parity of alcohol and drug workers, it is not only the alcohol and drug workers who have a shortfall in wages. There are the workers in the elders' facilities and in group homes as well. The government is now trying to now find an overall solution on the issue of wage parity.

I'm sure that good resolutions were put forth by the Special Committee on Health and Social Services. I can not add much more to what I've already said, other than to say that I would like the department push more to get the communities involved in resolving some of the social problems we have. I do realize some of the workers are over-worked but there is a lot of room for volunteer work in the communities.

I say this because it wasn't so long ago, just 30 years ago, that people in my community were self-sufficient. They looked after their problems and we didn't have any social programs. To some extent, the government programs have taken some of that responsibility from the communities to the extent where the communities are lost. Some re-education will be required in that area. For those of you who never grew up in a small community like I did, you probably have no idea what I'm talking about. But I do. There has to be some balance. I can say Mr. Lewis has been here long enough that he has seen a lot of changes and I think he would agree with me. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.