Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mrs. Marie-Jewell on December 3, 1993 and it concerns, Mr. Speaker, the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management, funds for August meeting.
Mr. Speaker, the funding for the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management was eliminated from the budget of the Department of Social Services at the beginning of the 1992-93 fiscal year. The board was not dissolved at that time. The appointments of the board members remained in effect for the duration of that particular year.
The contribution policy of the department required the board of management to review all applications for new funding in the alcohol and drug field and to make recommendations to the Minister. A number of new applications were received in the summer of 1992 and, because the contribution policy had not yet been amended to eliminate the role of the board, it was necessary to convene a meeting in August of that year.
The board meeting cost, Mr. Speaker, a total of $3,176 including travel, honoraria, per diems and accommodation. The meeting was funded from the headquarters' administration budget of the alcohol and drug and community mental health division. The alcohol and drug contribution policy was amended at the beginning of the 1993-94 fiscal year to delete reference to the role of the board of management. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.