Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the honourable Member's comments. We're aware of the issue with respect to the health boards, the administrative and honorarium costs, and generally the whole relationship of health boards as it relates to community empowerment. This is one of the areas, through the community empowerment initiative. We are taking a serious look at how these boards would make their linkages with communities so that they could be more representative, or able to have a stronger relationship with the municipalities which their board members represent.
In respect to the wages and benefits for women's shelters, this has been an historical problem. Although I can emphasize with the workers this is a difficult issue to deal with overnight in light of our fiscal situation, we are hoping that through the transfer of many of these facilities to the municipal governments that they have that flexibility to deal with the employees on a longer term basis. When they put together their community priorities they should be able to spread the resources as they feel their own priorities determine. I would hope these types of facilities would receive their due recognition. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.