Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have seen a lot of communities going away from these seniors' facilities and trying to get independent housing for seniors to keep the seniors in their homes as long as we can. I think, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Social Services also, that there is a cry from communities that they want to ensure that their seniors are housed in their communities and not sent away to long-term care facilities. I think we're balancing between keeping elders independent and in their own homes as long as we can. Also, we're trying to ensure that we don't find ourselves institutionalizing them at regional centres. I think that's the balance that we're looking for.
In regard to the facilities that the Members have touched on, I know Tuk is a problem area. I have also been in that facility, and I think that we do have to reprofile and look at multi-purpose facilities where you don't just simply use them for one reason, and that you're able to use them for other purposes. Because of the way the relationship between Housing and Health and Social Services is, they identify those facilities, they identify the clients through the surveys they do in communities and also ensure that the facilities are available. So, again, we have to have the flexibility to reprofile our facilities, especially those that are unoccupied, but also keep in mind we want to keep seniors in their homes as long as we can and offer them independence through our IHP program. We have independent housing programs where a lot of seniors now have ownership of their own facilities, but keep them out of those facilities. So, again, we're trying to do a balancing act. Again, the responsibility also lies with the Department of Health and Social Services.