Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Member for North Slave for his correspondence and for the interest that he has shown in this issue of addictions. It is definitely recognized by this government that addictions pose a very critical challenge to our people, and being responsible now for the Department of Health and Social Services, we want to look at every way possible we can to address the need of people with addictions.

We have treatment facilities available here in the Northwest Territories. Sometimes our people require referrals to specialized institutions where clients may have more than one addiction or may have special needs for services which are not available in the Northwest Territories. In that case, referrals are made to institutions in the south.

I do not know exactly what kinds of dollars are available, but I do know a sizeable amount of money from the boards and from the department are spent on referrals to these institutions. What specific dollars are available to the health boards for these referrals, I could not respond to. I would certainly get the information for the Member and provide it to him. Thank you.