Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, one of my roles is that currently I am the chair of the social envelope Ministers which comprises, of course, Health and Social Services, Education, Justice, MACA, Housing, Madam Chair. We have talked about youth issues facing young people. We have made collaborative efforts with what is happening in the schools with what Minister McLeod outlined today through his responsibilities as Minister responsible for Youth. As well, we spend considerable amounts of money working with families and responding to youth in crisis.
The issue of is there a need to set up youth centres all across the land, that very well may be the case. One of the fundamental issues facing us, as in most governments, is the lack of resources to do so. Currently, we respond and assist the SideDoor, for example, on a one-time basis and we review it on an ongoing basis. But the reality is that we don't have a plan that is going to see infrastructure being built or funded in regards to youth centres at this particular juncture. I would point out that, in most communities, larger ones especially and I will use mine as an example, we have services and recreational facilities that are second to none for communities our size both in the land around the community as well as actual recreation services with the gyms, rinks, pools, and the curling rinks that are available, the weight room, the fitness centres, the drop-in centres that are there. As we look at issues related to youth, we have to never forget the connection back to the family and the role of the parents and what we do collectively together. Without that kind of support and connection, more facilities are not going to change things. It gets back to the prevention piece that I talked about in my opening comments. But the Member raises a good point. Clearly, we have to continue to work on this issue. Thank you.