Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. It is in regard to my Member's statement. We are seeing a major increase in the demands that are now on our front-line workers in our communities, with the increased developments that are taking place in the Mackenzie Delta and the Beaufort Sea area.

Mr. Speaker, something has to be done to ensure that our front-line workers have the resources to deal with this increased workload that they have because of the developments that are taking place. I think as a government, we do have an obligation to ensure the health and well-being of the people in our communities is the utmost thing this government is responsible for.

I would like to ask the Minister, what are you doing to ensure that the front-line workers in the communities are receiving the resources to deal with this unforeseen impact that we have at the present time?