"I found it shocking to read through the Premier’s one year report card and see a claim that they have made considerable progress on improvements in the delivery of income support and employment and career services," said Butler. "This is a further indication that the Premier and the Minister just don’t know what is happening in the department or they are intent on ignoring serious problems.

"There are some very serious problems in terms of service delivery and several sources have indicated that the policies of the current government have made things much worse. We recently received a letter from social workers at the Janeway who confirmed the seriousness of these problems and the impact they are having on patient care. These front line employees confirmed there are administrative problems and backlogs in the system that are causing delays for children who need serious medical attention.

"I want to know if the Premier has his head in the sand or if he is deliberately trying to mislead the people of this province with this kind of statement in his report card? For them to list serious problems and failures among their accomplishments is really a shock."