Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I received a letter from the Fort McPherson Joint Council which is made up of the Band Council and the Hamlet Council. Mr. Speaker, the letter is in regard to concerns with the social worker in Fort McPherson. Mr. Speaker, the letter states that at the present time there is only one social worker in the community, and that person will be leaving the position on May 14th, which will leave the community with no social worker to deal with the social services and problems in our communities.
Mr. Speaker, the letter also states that at present the social workers are seeing an increased workload and administration in regard to client visits. They state that it is due largely to the closure of the Tl'oondih Healing Centre and having limited consultation resources to assist social services in the area of care. Mr. Speaker, I sent the Minister a copy of this letter to make him aware of the issue, so I would like to ask the Minister, what can his department do to assist the community of Fort McPherson so that they can continue to deliver health and social services programs in the community of Fort McPherson? Thank you.