Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Premier for that. I've raised these issues with the finance Ministers, the Ministers in charge of income assistance, to no avail, and I'm frustrated. I don't think the answers or solutions are easy, but if the only things we can come up with are some lengthy review of income assistance or some sort of integrated service delivery concept, we're failing our residents.

Can the Premier tell us whether this government has ever seriously considered a basic income program? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.