Posted: Mar 13, 2021 12:57 PM AT | Last Updated: March 13 Liberal MLA Gordon McNeilly says Deacon House has been neglected.(Gordon McNeilly) comments A Liberal MLA on P.E.I. says there is government neglect in addiction services in the province. "I won't dwell on each one, but I'll point out one," said Gordon McNeilly in the legislature Friday. "Absolute neglect of Deacon House. I recently visited Deacon House and had an opportunity to tour the shelter." Deacon House is an emergency shelter in Charlottetown for men dealing with addiction. The shelter is managed by Health PEI, McNeilly said. In the legislature Friday, McNeilly asked P.E.I. Premier Dennis King to apologize for the level of neglect at the facility for men dealing with addiction.(Legislative Assembly of P.E.I.)