Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are currently four facilities that provide extended care; Stanton, H.H. Williams, Fort Smith and Inuvik. The Member raises a good point. I have already been made aware of the concern from groups. Right now, the current definition of respite care tends to be based on a medical definition of what respite is. Very clearly, there is a need to look at this definition and recognize that there may be other reasons than medical. There may be social reasons that require respite care that have nothing to do with the child possibly being sick or requiring medical attention, but meaning the respite that my colleague talked about.
Is it possible to look at other ways of doing this? Yes it is. If there are suggestions and direction that the Member or the Standing Committee on Social Programs could provide, I would be very interested in looking at those. Thank you.