Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I think one thing that is needed is, we have to have a long-term commitment from the government when we talk about the different areas.

As you know, the biggest problem that is facing employment in the oil and gas or even mining sector is the whole area of dealing with alcohol and drugs, in regard to the different drug tests and what not. Where does a person go that fails the test? Right now, there is no real avenue for them. Once you fail the test, you fail the test and you are not allowed to get back into the workforce until the following year, unless you go to a private contractor, then go in through the oil companies.

I think it is important as a government that we start allowing communities to deal with some of the problems at hand. What we are seeing is there is no real effort or priority put on this government. Like I mentioned in this house before, the number of suicides in our communities. In Fort McPherson alone there was something like 22 attempted suicides. In regard to Tsiigehtchic and other communities, we had some people who did succeed with a suicide.

I think it is a fundamental problem in our communities. I think we have to find ways of dealing with these problems, suicide and alcohol and drug abuse. No one is going to deal with it except the communities, because this government showed that basically with the closures of all the alcohol and drug centres. Even for us to consider the amount of resources we put into the alcohol and drug programs or suicide prevention, child care and what not, we are lagging in other places in the country, especially eastern Canada or even Alberta.

I would like to ask the Minister, how much long-term guarantees can we get from this government, that once you get into these programs, you know you will be around three to five years down the road? You do not just put a band-aid on it and say, "Okay, well, you are okay until next year and we will deal with you again next year." Could I have a long-term commitment from the Minister regarding these community health programs?