Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not know if it would be appropriate for me as a Minister responsible for Seniors to request the Department of Education, Culture and Employment increase the seniors' subsidy for fuel. I would pass that on to him as a request from concerned citizens. I am sure that the Department of Education, Culture and Employment has programs they review on an annual basis with the standing committees to see if there is a need and if we can afford to increase the subsidies.

I do pass on the requests when and if we receive them but I do not accompany those with a recommendation from myself as a Minister. As a Minister, although I am given to some degree responsibility for seniors to increase their profile and the importance of their programs, I do not take it upon myself to spend another department's funding. Thank you.