Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The Minister responsible for Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the question is getting quite detailed. I am going to have to take the question as notice.

Thank you, Mr. Steen. The question has been taken as notice. Item 7, oral questions. The Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services. I find it awfully alarming, Mr. Speaker, that in order for people to receive alcohol and drug treatment, they have to go to southern Canada.

I would like to ask the Minister what options people have to receive treatment for alcohol and drug addiction if all their alcohol and drug facilities are being closed. Can the Minister tell me what options people have if they cannot access programs in the North? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if the services required for people with addictions are not available in the Northwest Territories, the health boards have funding for referrals to the South. We do have a facility on the Hay River Reserve, Nats' Ejee K'eh, which does accept referrals for treatments that are received while the client is in residence. There are many other programs available, as well, at the community level for drug and alcohol treatment services. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell me where people who are dealing with drug problems can go? People who are dealing with hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. Where can they go in the Northwest Territories for treatment?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are numerous community based services available for drug and alcohol treatment. The Member raises a specific drug addiction, which I cannot speak to the specifics of whether there is treatment exclusively provided for the drug the Member refers to.

There is community-based alcohol and drug funding for the Inuvik region through the health board in the amount of $836,000, and the health boards then determine what the most effective and efficient means are of delivering these community based services in their region.

As for the specific drug Mr. Krutko refers to, I cannot speak to any specific treatment with respect to that drug addiction. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will try to rephrase my question so I can maybe receive an answer to it. Can the Minister tell me where in the Northwest Territories we have programs that are strictly structured to take care of drug users, especially people who use heroin and cocaine? Can you name a particular facility that strictly deals with that drug? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell the House or lay out for us and the parents of those children, to give them some assurance that they will get assistance from this government when they are dealing with a problem with their children, instead of having to spend their own resources...

Mr. Krutko, can you ask the question please?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister tell me how the parents of these children can find information to assist them to deal with this problem? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for the Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, since we do not have any facilities in the Northwest Territories to deal with heroin addiction, can the Minister tell the House which facilities are being used in southern Canada?