Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In February, on the first day of my first Session in this House as an elected Member, I made a statement on the critical issue of addictions in my region. I shared a petition containing over 600 signatures asking for better services to deal with alcohol and drug addictions in the North Slave.

Last week was the implementation of Family Violence Awareness and Action Week across the Territories. I think if we were to go and talk with anyone in the present system, they would say that there is a direct link between alcoholism, drug abuse and family violence. I think the awareness is there. It is simply the action to deal with these issues that needs to take place. To this end, the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services is correct when she says we each have a role to play in working to eliminate family violence. I think that we, as a government, not only have a role to play, we have a responsibility to address concerns that people are raising. From our region alone, there were over 600 signatures gathered from one community asking for better addiction facilities. I know the government has limited funding available. I also know that having only one facility in the entire Northwest Territories to deal with addictions does not begin to address the issue. At the appropriate time, I will have questions for the Minister regarding this. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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