Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I read the motion; I've heard some statements made, both in committee and now. I will not be voting in favour of the motion. I think the concerns highlighted through disconnect means that maybe the government isn't working hard enough, but I believe in the theme and the concept of harmonization. There is one problem I will definitely say, and that is I think the day that the government took social workers out of these types of programs was a mistake of this government as a whole. Not this Assembly, the 15th, but the one that did that action.
I think housing officers need to be social workers to some extent. I believe income support workers need to be social workers. I think those are the people who can help folks out there who are in this category.
If there are problems paying rent, Mr. Speaker, you know, no system is flawless, but I believe harmonization is the way to go. I believe that if we're having trouble with subsidies in the sense of calculating them, again, that's why MLAs are here. If people are having difficulty getting their payments in, we have to consider those options, as MLAs, bring them forward to the ministry. That's what we do each and every day.
Mr. Speaker, as it's said here, it would be desirable if there was a one-stop centre. Yes, sometimes things take time, but I'm a big believer in service centre concepts. I believe it was difficult to finally get it to the next stage of the harmonization, so, therefore, I will be supporting it...Or, sorry; supporting my perspective, by voting against it. Thank you.