Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I happen to know that the Health and Social Services has actually done a fair bit of work on this of late, and while I again not necessarily -- I don't have it in front of me here but I would suggest we could give that information -- there's a high number of first-time users and a reducing number of repeat users. So, you know, different factors are coming in here in terms of what might be causing this particular -- these particular increases. There certainly is also an increase in the rates being charged for the time spent at the facilities. So between an increase in patient use and that, those are driving the costs. But, again, there's also been an analysis to show that it's not necessarily repeats. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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