Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank the Member for his comments and his concerns with the way in which the social assistance is applied. I do agree. I know most of the recipients don't feel good about just having it handed to them. At least that is one of the things I do know. I think that is why the reform has to take place. The income support program is a partial solution to some of the problems that we face in the north. One of them is that, like I said earlier to Mr. Ningark, if the community member wants to be a productive member of the community, then the income support program will play a large role in that. It will lift the self-esteem of many individuals into a better situation.
With the UIC and pension, I do realize what the Member's concerns are. We have been fortunate that we have not been adversely affected within Social Services. Our programs have not been affected by, at least, this year's federal government's budget. I don't know if it will continue like that. I do agree the trends are there that the dollars are getting harder to come by.