Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Honourable colleagues, I rise today again on the issue of funding for four alcohol and drug treatment facilities, and I refer to the way this government operates. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. I came here thinking of change, and although on the outside it seems we have made great strides in change, I have just come across some information that makes me feel like I have not been here for a year yet. It is like I have come back into the House for the first time to argue the same points. We have changed many of the departments. We have 10 departments, Mr. Speaker. Yet, we have the
equivalent of 17 or 18 D.M. level staff, deputy minister level staff. I would say for 10 departments and so many deputy ministers level personnel, are we really changing things, or are we covering them up? I could see a number of those positions being deleted, so to speak. Instead of helping a few, we would help many. I feel a few of those positions might fund Delta House. I would say, Mr. Speaker, as a government and as elected Members of this Assembly, we seriously have to take a look at what we are doing. Are we making change, or are we just changing the colour of the paper? I think we need to have a look at that. I am going to be questioning later on, hopefully I can get a few questions in, to a number of Ministers on the concern of financing of the drug and alcohol treatment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.