Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services, and it has to do with elders. Mr. Speaker, we have great respect for our elders. They have lived long and hard in this harsh country, and we've come to respect them. One concern that I hear in the communities from elders is that elders who are on pensions and who trap or do a little bit of work have their pensions cut back because of the work. With the prices in some of the small communities being so high, it is very difficult to make ends meet even if they have a full pension and their pay for their trapping. So, in many cases, elders, when they do trap, have to use somebody else to sell their furs. I think Members here understand this situation in most of the smaller communities.
Recently, I have been told by elders that because they helped the band with young kids out on the land, their pensions were cut back. I would like to ask the Minister if her department has looked at the policy that controls this funding to the elders, and, if the department has looked at it, could she inform the House what has been done to date to try to help our elders out? Thank you.