Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, one of the key points that these numbers demonstrate and what the literature tells you, as well, and what we know politically to be true in dealing with people, once they require treatment, it's a very difficult, high end, expensive process and the issue of prevention and promotion for prevention and making the right choices is where we have to focus our efforts. Does Nats' Ejee K'e have the capacity to increase and response to their requirements? I do believe they do. I just think we have to sit down and take a broad system and look at what our needs are as a territory. They have a board that reports to the Deh Cho Health and Social Services Authority, but it's a territorial facility that we fund and I think we have to sit down with the people in the business and clearly look at what our needs are. We also want to look at increasing our ability to access some of the Salvation Army programs, as well, on a cost-per-bed basis, which will give us greater latitude and will reduce some of those half-million dollars that we now spend down south. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Revert To Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 23rd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Revert To Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Revert To Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 23rd, 2004
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