Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department did not intend or plan to go this way in isolation. In fact, there was considerable funding committed previously to a Yellowknife facility. When it looked as if those resources would become available, there was an alternative programming steering committee that was struck that worked together to look at the best utilization of these resources. This encompassed quite a number of stakeholders, NGOs and people in the communities, so the government in isolation did not make choices with respect to these. We did consult with many people and it was felt that the most effective expenditure of our limited resources was these other various mobile and post-trauma recovery, these types of initiatives which we recently announced, and we will be monitoring them to see what kinds of results and outcomes they achieve and to determine their effectiveness. It was not a money-saving exercise. It was an exercise to determine the most effective way of addressing the problem. Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 275-14(3): Alcohol And Drug Mobile Treatment
In the Legislative Assembly on November 14th, 2000. See this statement in context.
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Question 275-14(3): Alcohol And Drug Mobile Treatment
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 13th, 2000
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