Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I was very interested to hear the statement that was made yesterday by the Honourable Kelvin Ng, Minister of Health, about community wellness. Mr. Ng stated that community wellness was a top priority for this government. The statement also made mention of the $2.9 million for the community action fund which was established for the current fiscal year.

The community of Broughton Island in my constituency has some good ideas for community action projects. In Broughton Island, they want to bring elders into the school to work with some people imparting traditional knowledge. They also want to help the young mothers to develop parenting skills at the community health centre. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, although these projects have been worked on for months, nothing is yet happening because the Department of Health and Social Services apparently cannot agree to pay administration fee is to the hamlet of Broughton Island, which has been asked to administer the funds.

When this government asks hamlets to administer funds at the community level, an administration fee is paid. I believe this is a usual business arrangement entered into between parties, when one party is delivering service for another. When public funds are involved, paying the hamlet for its administration costs also means that most of the available money can go into programs, rather than staff people dealing with administration.

Later today, Mr. Speaker, I will be asking the Honourable Kelvin Ng why this simple issue has been delayed -- Broughton Island's community action plan -- for so long. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.