Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board.
Can the Minister provide statistical information over the past five years as follows:
- the number of WCB applicants whose claim included a medical diagnosis of chronic pain;
- the number of those same applicants who succeeded in obtaining temporary short-term benefits and permanent long-term benefits; and
- the number of Workers' Compensation Board claimants whose benefits were affected if they were diagnosed as suffering from chronic pain.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.