Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the Northwest Territories, we all owe a debt of gratitude to those couples and persons who volunteered to be foster parents to the children whose lives are in crisis. Many of these children have been removed from situations involving violence or substance abuse. For aboriginal children, the problem can be compounded by the placement with non-aboriginal foster parents. We realize the department has no choice, because of the shortage of aboriginal foster parents.

Can the Minister tell the House what her department is doing to increase the numbers of aboriginal foster parents in the Northwest Territories?