Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I thank the Member for reminding us that we keep a 360-degree focus in this portfolio and all communities on the radar screen.

With regard to the reserve, I have committed to the Member to work with him to go into the reserve and to sit down and discuss the issues that he has touched on. As well, planning to bring in members from the Deh Cho Health and Social Services Authority plus sit down with the people from Hay River that currently provide some service. There is money, as the Member indicated, in the capital plan to provide some infrastructure on the reserve, as the Member indicated.

We have also been trying to increase the support to seniors across the board. Basically there are three streams, Mr. Chairman. There is the facility living stream; the supported home living; and, we have been trying, as well, to improve our home care. This, as well, is an issue of priority for the federal government, so we are hoping that we may get some relief or additional resources to help us provide the services we are currently trying to provide but don't have sufficient funds.

With regard to the alcohol and drug workers, I would like to reassure my colleague that the intention is not to replace alcohol and drug workers with mental health workers. The intention is to convert alcohol and drug workers to a different focus. They would be called prevention workers. One of their functions would continue to be alcohol and drugs, but they would also be expanded to deal with some of the other presenting problems that are brought into the office when a person comes in with alcohol and drug problems.

In this budget, there is funding to give the alcohol and drug workers, soon to be called prevention workers, an increase in pay. Also, with some, for the first time, some benefits. So we want to develop a curriculum of training and certification for workers and we want to make sure that we recognize that among the alcohol and drug workers that are currently there, many have dedicated a significant portion of their working lives to an area because of their commitment to improve the lot in their communities at a very low pay with almost no benefits. So our intention is to work with all the incumbents to ensure that they are given every opportunity to make a transition with support and with training into the new job. It will be there that we'll put some of their skills to work and hopefully be able to supplement them with further training. Thank you.