Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Our workers often encourage people to allow us to pay bills directly. So, for instance, an oil bill, rather than having cash go out, we are quite prepared to send the cheque directly to the oil company. We would be prepared to send the money directly to the Co-op or the Northern Store so it goes on an account that people can use to purchase groceries. Those offers are made quite regularly.

Even if we were to impose that kind of change, if somebody is desperate to find drugs, we know people will go to all sorts of lengths to do that. They could still wind up trading food or other goods for money to purchase the drugs. I don't know that there is a way that you can actually stop that sort of behaviour. We have to make sure that through things like a case management approach and through productive choices, that we are helping people find ways to be more productive and actually come out farther ahead. If they are using money that should otherwise go to food to purchase bingo tickets or drugs,

that means they are giving up on something pretty important. There isn't a lot of spare money they are getting. Most people will tell you it's not enough to pay for a healthy food basket.