Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, the department has considered gender-specific treatment. There was a pilot project for a mobile female treatment initiative that was recently started that will be travelling to four different regions. There are many other initiatives under way.

There is a post trauma treatment initiative that is going to be starting here in Yellowknife on a pilot basis. We are working with a broad spectrum of partners, non-government organizations, various input is being sought and we are looking at many different options.

Mr. Speaker, we also have statistics which clearly indicate that residential treatment is not always the most effective for every person. Different people respond to different types of treatment. We have to offer a variety of treatment options. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are presently almost 30 children receiving treatment at southern institutions, at an average cost of about $100,000 per child per year. That is a lot of money. I would like to ask the Minister what they are doing to try to establish such a program in the Northwest Territories for children?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, under the alternative initiatives program that was undertaken, there was a need determined for child and family treatment. Under that scenario, it was anticipated that the Dettah facility was going to become available and that was going to be designated as a child and family treatment centre.

Since then, a different type of programming has gone into that facility through the Northern Addictions Services. Now, we are back to looking for where we might be able to find a place to treat these young people in conjunction with their families, and deliver that specialized service. The Member is absolutely correct. We do have a lot of youth who are down south receiving very specialized treatment. It would be good to bring this closer to home. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell the House and the public out there when she will be filing a report in this House so we can see where the government is going on these different initiatives?

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if the Member is referring to the Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, it will not be during this session. If the Member is referring to the Minister's Response to the Forum on Health and Social Services, that will be tabled this week. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct my question to the Premier. It is in regard to the issue of Giant Mine workers. Mr. Speaker, we are well aware that the Premier, as well as a number of Ministers, have had many opportunities to meet with their federal counterparts on many different occasions, notably when they have been down to sell the Non-Renewable Resource Development Strategy. As well, Mr. Speaker, we have had the Intergovernmental Forum, where the Minister of DIAND was up meeting with the Premier.

My question to the Premier is, has he, in any of his dealings with the federal Ministers, raised this issue of Giant Mine workers and reclamation, and what has transpired in that meeting? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue has been raised, primarily through our discussions with our Member of Parliament, Ethel Blondin-Andrew. She has been the primary way in which we have raised the issue with the federal government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Premier not agree that he is responsible for the well being of Yellowknife citizens, as well as all of the Northwest Territories? Would he not agree that it should be his responsibility to address this issue that is at the forefront of many of the workers who have been laid-off? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue is difficulty in federal legislation that allows companies to under-contribute to pension funds and the difficulties that arise because of that. It is federal legislation, and our Member of Parliament has seen the way in which we have worked to raise the issue and to urge the federal government to address the difficulties that have arisen, and to find ways to address it so it does not happen again. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think we are all aware that there is a jurisdictional question with regard to this matter, because we do not have jurisdiction over labour and mining and all that. Aside from that, Mr. Speaker, I would argue that there is room for the federal government to manoeuvre, because they were a part of this transaction. Would the Premier take the responsibility of raising this issue directly with the DIAND Minister or the Prime Minister, and ask them if they could work out a special arrangement that fits this process? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if the Member is suggesting that in all dealings with the federal government that this issue take priority, I am not certain that it is possible or we are able to do that. It has been raised. The Member of Parliament has said on record that she sees it as a very high priority, and she has put a considerable amount of time and effort into urging her federal colleagues to come up with some way to respond to the issue and to find ways to resolve it if possible. I am leaving it to our Member of Parliament to do what she can. If there is occasion to raise it in the proper context for myself to do that, I will certainly do that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Final supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to remind the Premier that there is a $300 million clean-up project that is at the bottom of Giant Mine. These are people's lives at issue. May I have the Premier please commit to finding the opportunity when he meets with his federal counterparts the next time, and consider raising this issue as one of the priority items? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.