Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today not in anger but in pure disgust. The auditor general's child and family services report proves that the system rot goes back even further than most days we talk about. The 17th Assembly, over a decade ago, it is officially petrified into a permanent, catastrophic failure. For 12 years, this House has been fed glossy stories and hopeful wishes.

In 2018, as stated by then-Minister in his words, I quote, it was gut-wrenching. The facts at that time proved that 88 percent of children in care were Indigenous. Mr. Speaker, today that failure rate is 91 percent. Almost every child -- single child under the Minister's protection has been functionally left at risk.

Mr. Speaker, just when we thought the Minister's department hit rock bottom, oh no, she handed out shovels, Mr. Speaker. By law, suspected child abuse must be assessed within 24 hours and yet one-third of the time it takes past 16 days to just open a file. Mr. Speaker, this isn't paperwork; this is people avoiding responsibility. When investigations are triggered, they blow past the legal deadline 71 percent of the time.

Mr. Speaker, this is an obliterating failure. Who is going to take responsibility? So don't dare say, oh it's a paperwork problem. It's a responsibility problem, Mr. Speaker.

So the policy gap that 98 percent of the children are not in proper homes, this is state-sponsored cultural abandonment, Mr. Speaker. The predecessor blamed lack of feet on the ground. The current Minister says operational pressures. I see it as creative avoidance response, Mr. Speaker.

Frontline vacancies are between 14 and 34 percent so stop blaming the staff, and somebody needs to take responsibility for finding people to work there, Mr. Speaker. While this Minister burns through three-quarters of a billion dollars in the budget, no one can see one single executive direction to say fix this at all costs. So 908 days have passed at the helm. This Minister claims this matter matters to her. Well, Mr. Speaker, I yet to see any proof of it. So what we see is the systematic racist system that she used to rail against continues under her watch.

Mr. Speaker, at this point, I think we need to appoint another health czar to oversee the health Minister, Mr. Speaker, because this shameful result just keeps getting more disappointing. In short, I hope the Minister will do the honourable thing and request a shuffle, or we should. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.