We have been told that one of the problems we face is that there seems to be an absence of frank discussion on the nature of the problem because these kinds of subjects tend to be taboo and people tend to want to handle them in a very careful manner. I suppose, by forcing us to discuss this in the Assembly, we are in a sense, being asked to deal with one of these taboo subjects in a way that is perhaps more blunt and forthright than usual. On the basis of the statistics that we have gathered, it seems the population of the Northwest Territories has always been at greater risk with regard to sexually transmitted diseases than the general population of the country. Is that what we are saying? For some reason, because of the way we behave, our population is somehow different to the general population of Canada. Is that what you are saying?
Brian Lewis on Tabled Document 91-12(3): Northwest Territories Aids Project - Review, And Tabled Document 92-12(3): Hiv And Aids In The NWT In 1993
In the Legislative Assembly on March 26th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Tabled Document 91-12(3): Northwest Territories Aids Project - Review, And Tabled Document 92-12(3): Hiv And Aids In The NWT In 1993
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 25th, 1993
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
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