Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there is ongoing involvement with the frontline workers in this particular area. We also have, as well, the fairly clear unambiguous Chalmer's report that did its own review and survey. Many of us who have been around now for some time know from our own firsthand experience that we have committed to a course of action with alcohol and drug that, as I indicated, previously suffered from benign neglect and a fragmented approach to service delivery. So, Mr. Chairman, we are very confident that we, like the Member said, are making a shift, but a shift the right way. We have to commit to some of the funding issues. We have to nail down the training and ongoing certification and of even more importance, we have to bring the alcohol and drug workers into the fold as part of the service delivery model at the community level, so that they can play a complementary role to a lot of the other services and service providers that are at the community level. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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Bill 3: Appropriation Act, 2003-2004
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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