Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to make a statement in response to the statement made by the Minister of Health yesterday, on Weedless Wednesday. Mr. Speaker, I think the statement made by the Minister is very good. It addresses the problems we have with our children picking up the habit of smoking. I do not condone this habit, and I encourage children in my area not to smoke when I see them doing it, particularly my own kids. Mr. Speaker, this is a very good thing that we encourage the children not to smoke, but like everything else, those of us that do it know better than anybody else the results of this habit, and how hard it is to break this habit.
Yesterday, Mr. Speaker, the Minister identified that it cost society a lot of money in social and health problems in relation to smoking. Today, at the appropriate time, I will be asking the Minister of Finance to identify the benefits of smoking, because like everything else there are two sides to a coin. I will be asking him to identify the amount of money and the amount of revenue that is received in taxes from those who do have the habit. Perhaps, Mr. Speaker, he could address just what he is doing for the benefit of those who smoke, from this money that they get from us. I would also like to point out at this time that, like a Weedless Wednesday, perhaps there should be a Weedful Thursday. Thank you.