Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk about the mobile youth services team in my community of the Capital Regional District. This important program supports youth. It diverts youth from gang exploitation. The program has been doing incredible work in Victoria and the surrounding region.
Unfortunately, it has reached a crisis point. It is calling on the government for stable, five-year funding. Unfortunately, with a lack of leadership from the Liberal government, it means that the program has reduced its teams. It means that children who are at risk of gang exploitation are more vulnerable.
Could the member speak to the importance of the government stepping up and funding the teams on the ground that are going to address the intersecting crisis of homelessness, opioid addiction, the toxic drug supply and gang influence.