Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My remarks over the last few weeks have been with regard to programs and service delivery in communities, as well as in Yellowknife with regard to the cuts to care facilities such as the psychiatric ward of the hospital.

Government's words were to try to avoid cutting those areas where people need the services the most. Those cuts that have taken place are affecting those people in the most need, especially relating to the care of disabled people, physiotherapy programs, alcohol and drug programs, to healing programs for families.

Over the last few weeks, I have spoken about the Tl'oondih Healing Society and the accomplishments this facility has had over the year. There have been 220 people go through their programs. There is a waiting list of 250 people to enter a program; that means we have a problem out there. The interest of individuals to try to get into this program is coming all the way from Alaska and some of the southern provinces such as Manitoba and Ontario. I think we seriously have to look at exactly what the goal of this government is. Is it to become more self-sufficient with regard to programs and services in the North or is it to continue the old trend of sending people to southern institutions at a cost triple what it costs to deliver it in the North?

We have a lot of our young people in southern institutions and foster care. They are at Bellwood, Poundmakers and other areas in southern Canada. There is the cost of medical travel to southern institutions. We are paying the large southern institution such as hospitals to guarantee beds from $320 to $400 a day. Yet, this government ... I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.