Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'd like to make a few comments on the department, and then ask some questions when we go through the department. As we've heard many times, Mr. Chairman, with the programs and services that we're trying to deliver in the Northwest Territories, it always comes down to the amount of dollars that we have to deliver the programs on an equitable basis. When I hear the Minister talk about changing programs and completely overhauling a system, whether it be in alcohol and drugs or family abuse or mental health, it kind of concerns me that making wholesale changes it maybe just a way of getting around putting the proper dollars to address the programs that we're trying to put out there.

I know that the Minister has stated that in making some of the changes in alcohol and drugs, for example, and trying to address that through an integrated service, and I've heard him mention that they've worked with frontline workers and that they're all up to speed on what's happening in that area. That's certainly different from what I've been hearing as far as how much input and consultation the frontline workers have had in this. I have to question, over the past few years I've heard many times that when different professions try to integrate a service and when somebody is identified as having a problem in one area and then trying to address a related problem, that there are many issues that come into play as far as privacy issues, trying to get information, giving information on another person. It seems to be a problem that has held us up many times. I know school teachers talk about it all the time. I would like to know if the Minister could comment on what types of issues he sees having to deal with in an integrated service when it comes to the ability to pass on information from one. If you're going to be dealing with different areas, what the issues are going to be as far as dealing with those privacy issues. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.