Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we have seen the report by the Social Programs committee and the identified concern of gambling. We will make our best efforts to respond appropriately. I just want to point out that the Member is correct that gambling is an addiction that tends to get overshadowed by the more pressing issues of the alcohol and drug addictions or things like crack cocaine or other drugs that come onto the scene. It has a unique place in many of our communities because it generates so much revenue for so many good social agencies.

The community wellness workers, who were formally alcohol and drug workers, deal with addictions generically. So we will be working with the infrastructure we have on the ground to make sure the issue of gambling is on the radar, as it were, when it comes to doing business with clients. The Member is once again correct; we don't want to trade one addiction for another and you can come in with multiple addictions.

So I take the Member's point and concern of the Social Programs committee and we will be doing our best to respond to that. Thank you.