Again, Mr. Chairman, I would just like to stress to the Minister, I know that it is a challenge, but I think that in order for us to face that challenge we have to change our concept with regard to the professions. I know it is hard to get doctors and psychiatrists and whatnot, but unless we have a program, a facility and a means at the end of the day of delivering these programs, we will always have to depend on the south until we change that attitude of this government. Let us get on with ensuring that we do develop our expertise and develop our infrastructure in the Northwest Territories to basically carry out these types of programs.
I think as a government that we cannot continue to hide behind the argument that we cannot, cannot, cannot. Maybe if we try, try, try and make an attempt to show that we can facilitate those areas we know we can manage. The other ones that we cannot, sure I agree. Maybe we will not have all the expertise in the world, but those we can attract and those ones that we can deliver in the Northwest Territories we should do everything in our means to carry that out. I have a real problem when we look at the whole delivery mechanism in the Northwest Territories. Unless we change the attitude of this government, we will continue to institutionalize people in southern institutions.
Unless there is a will, there is no way. Unless the will comes from that side of the House, we will always hear the argument that we do not have the expertise, the infrastructure or the professions to do it. Let us make it a priority to find the expertise, find the people to do it and let us get on with it. I think it is important as a government that we start thinking positively here and try and get it done. Saying that we cannot, cannot, cannot or we do not have this or we do not have that, let us go and get it, let us find the expertise and let us develop it in the Northwest Territories so that people do not have to leave the North for those programs and services that we can deliver in the North.