Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member from Kam Lake said in his Member's statement, I would like to thank the social workers and the education students and the union workers for coming and presenting their concerns to us, as a government, about the budget.

Mr. Speaker, during my time leading up to our session here I had the opportunity to not only visit the communities but go into the schools and meet the students in each of the schools. They addressed a number of concerns to me, and I would like to address some of the stuff that students at Thomas Simpson Secondary School said to me. It was really interesting.

Their first thing was: what about us? We are the future. Why aren't you guys listening to us? So it was very troubling to hear that the first question they asked was: where are the support and recreation positions in the government? What are they doing? There are people in the system, but there are positions that are not filled. They asked about this, and I have asked the Minister in the House about that.

Mr. Speaker, then they went on to inclusive schooling, junior kindergarten, mental health workers and counsellor positions in school, and summer school opportunities. The students are asking for help. They are wishing that this government listens, and I am talking about us collectively, the 19 Members. They talked about inclusive schooling and the importance of having mental health workers, which is our social worker program that is going to help us. It is not helping right now, and it is disappointing.

They go on to talk about the turn-offs. Yes, it is not important as it seems sometimes, but these turn-offs are vital to our region. They give them the opportunity to stop and rest, relax, maybe even go to the washroom, but they are not maintained properly. If we want to promote tourism, these should be looked at and fixed.

Mr. Speaker, then they talk about jobs, the importance for them to come back to something, whether it is summer students or internships. The government is working on that, but it is not enough. They want the government to work for them. Mr. Speaker, can I seek unanimous consent to finish my Member's statement? Thank you.

---Unanimous consent granted