Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's a very disappointing lack of commitment and a lack of a very substantive answer to an everyday problem that we experience in small communities.

I don't know; what is the role of the department, then, and the Minister, the role of this government in addressing persons with disabilities that require services at the local level? What role is this Minister going to play and what role is this government going to play in addressing services that could be directed towards meeting the needs of disabled people?