Department of Health's ordinary account budget will grow by less than two per cent, which includes investments in the new prescription drug plan for the uninsured. This comes just one year after keeping Health's budget fiat in 2013-2014. The Department of Health will continue to identify best practices, benchmark against industry standards and implement a number of efficiency and savings initiatives that have allowed it to contrai its expenditure growth in recent years. These items include reducing central office employees through attrition, delivering non-clinical services in the most efficient manner possible, and general efficiencies across the entire health system without impacting front-line service delivery. Mr. Speaker, there are many people living in our province today who are facing high drug costs, including 70,000 families, well in excess of 150,000 people, that have no drug coverage at all. We know that when people have access to the prescription drugs they need they are healthier overall; they take less time off work; they visit emergency rooms less often and are less likely to be hospitalized. The New Brunswick Drug Plan will give New Brunswickers the peace of mind that they will have fair and affordable drug insurance when they need it, and 1 am pleased that our government was able to put this plan in place. Because of our efforts towards fiscal sustainability in health care, our government is able to invest an estimated $27 million this year in the plan. This will lead to lower health care costs and creates opportunities to invest that money in other ways that improve our economy and quality of life. Mr. Speaker, with an aging population we recognize that more emphasis must be placed on community and home-based care and supports that maintain seniors' health and independence. We will be investing $7.2 million in our Home First Strategy. By making this strategic investment, we are changing the philosophy and practice so that seniors are supported in their communities to the extent that lengthy hospital stays and premature residential placements are avoided. The Living Healthy, Aging Wei/ report will provide further guidance as we develop additional initiatives to create supportive environments for healthy aging. Ali of us, however young, are the elderly of the future. Our policies today must take into account the needs of tomorrow. That is why we need to view the sustainability of our long-term care system as a shared responsibility among government, the long-term care sector, individuals and communities. The Department of Social Development has risen to the challenge of finding efficiencies so that programs and services can be delivered within the province's fiscal realities. And while we have made great progress in containing spending, we must continue to prioritize our resources where we can make the greatest impact on those that need our help the most. Reducing, preventing and alleviating poverty is an important focus of our government as we work to rebuild New Brunswick together. Basic social assistance rates were increased by four per cent last fall and a further increase of three per cent will take effect in April 2014. Investing in our children and our schools is one of our government's top priorities. With the challenging financial situation that we face, we must ensure that we get maximum value from