Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about a very serious problem. It's a problem that is happening here in Yellowknife and in the communities all over the Northwest Territories. It's the alarming increase of drug use in our schools. I've talked to the RCMP, I've talked to educators, and I've talked to concerned parents about this issue. Last night there was an excellent meeting at St. Patrick's school, where the principal and teachers held an awareness seminar with parents and discussed some of the realities of this increase of drug use in our schools here in Yellowknife.

The feeling with the police and with educators is that over the last two years the use of drugs in our schools, in our post-elementary schools, has increased at a dramatic rate. The opinion of the police is that the drug elements in our communities are better organized now than they've ever been. They are targeting at-risk kids. Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.