Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favour of this motion, just in particular to the aspect for treating addictions specifically for youth, Mr. Speaker. I have teenage daughters and it frightens me to think that there is no current system, should there be a need, and I'm sure that there is a need by many other parents in Yellowknife and throughout our Northwest Territories, Mr. Speaker.

Throughout the last two-and-a-half weeks here we have been talking about development and some of the impacts coming from it and, of course, there were a lot of negative impacts that comes from it, and a lot of it will be just as the Members were speaking about today, of the drugs and alcohol. There is going to be an increase of supply just because there is a lot more money, and a lot of it does dwindle down to our children, Mr. Speaker. I have known some people that even in restricted communities will bring in alcohol and drugs, thinking they're only for themselves.

I don't know if they know it or not, but it does make its way down to our youth and to our children in the communities, Mr. Speaker. Just by it being there, they learn how to use it from the adults that are there. So I believe we are going to have to provide the facilities to help them unlearn it.

As also has been said, Mr. Speaker, it's a northern problem and I believe that there should be a northern solution to it. That is why I am in favour of creating our own facility in the North and keeping it in the North, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much.