Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My understanding is there’s presently a treatment centre in Hay River Reserve that deals with alcohol treatment and addictions. As far as an addictions treatment centre here in Yellowknife, this would be
something that we would look at, and we would determine the extent of the problem and whether it is better to provide for treatment outside of the communities.
I believe a better approach would be to deal with it closer to the communities. I believe that every community has mental health workers and I would look at that approach first to see why it’s not working. If it’s not working, is it better to deal with it on a regional basis or at a territory-wide basis, recognizing that there are addictions out there and we’re hearing that it’s becoming more and more of a problem not only in Yellowknife but in most of the communities across the Northwest Territories.