Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as you are very well aware, we had quite an extensive debate in this House on Wednesday this week on the WCB's response, or inadequate response, to the AOC report and motions directing WCB to take some actions on very specific issues for the injured workers. This was an unusual appearance of WCB witnesses here made necessary in order for the Legislature to express, once again, to WCB that they have much room to improve and that they must do it now and if they don't, we will legislate the necessary improvements ourselves with the upcoming bill.

Mr. Speaker, yesterday in my inbox I received an e-mail from one of the staff who was witness, asking me to give names of the individuals involved at WCB I was talking about, and by extension, the workers, so that he could investigate and take necessary disciplinary actions. Ironically, in my same inbox I received an e-mail from an injured worker asking me why WCB is saying he's only entitled to 50 percent when if he's entitled to benefits he should get 100 percent of what he's entitled to.

Mr. Speaker, I have to tell you that if our past experience was different from what it has been, I may be willing to give this e-mail the benefit of doubt that WCB have a goodwill and workers' interests at heart, but I regret to say I cannot; not when I have seen myself e-mails where workers were punished for speaking to MLAs and seeking assistance; not when we have to call on the office of the Auditor General of Canada to force the WCB to understand something very basic, that they are a legislated public institution accountable to the public, the workers and the ratepayers in the larger communities. Mr. Speaker, not when they literally write to us that in order for them to lessen the fortress-like build-up and mentality they need a new physical door. I'm serious, Mr. Speaker. ...(inaudible)...they told us it is hard to have an open-door policy when you have no door, unquote. Mr. Speaker, and apparently they need an entire new building in order to have a door so that they can...