Human Resources committee  I think it's more important than just throwing a dollar their way. You need to teach them skills with that dollar. So if you were going to look at finding a way to fund a certain portion of society or a marginalized group, you need to develop some benchmarks before you do that so

Human Resources committee  Right. So develop some priorities and then figure out what you're going to fund next.

Human Resources committee  In New Brunswick, the average cost to the health care system to treat those with substance abuse problems is $1,500, compared with the national average of $1,267. In New Brunswick we also rank higher in substance abuse and treatment of it. This represents a huge financial burden

Human Resources committee  Thank you for inviting us from New Brunswick today. My speech is quite a bit different from Bernard Richard's. I want to talk about the fact that in my role as an executive director of the John Howard Society, I work personally and individually with people who live in poverty an

Human Resources committee  Yes, and per person.