Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd be happy to give the Member my assurance that we're going to consult with all the aboriginal governments. In the Tlicho region, the board is currently being set up. As soon as the board is set up, they will be fully engaged in this process, and we'll be doing all the required and appropriate consultation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm just wondering when the department is willing to sit down with the Tlicho and develop a plan to have a recount on these herds. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it sounds like the Member and I are developing a list of wildlife issues with bison and caribou, but I would, once again, be happy to sit down and make arrangements, as we speak. Officials are going to take notice that we should be consulting fully with the Tlicho Government, as well, as we look at getting recommendations and advice as it pertains to the Bluenose East herd. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Final supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just reflecting on the survey that's been done, there is one quote in there where aboriginal harvesters, in particular, may not be agreeable to limitations on their harvesting rights. My final question to the Minister would be, can the Minister tell this Assembly what implications there will be for the aboriginal subsistence harvester as a result of actions and restrictions his department is planning to impose next year? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the process of how we do business is clear, and if it's not clear, let me just restate it for this House, that we are working in cooperation with the co-management boards and the aboriginal governments across the Northwest Territories to deal with this very fundamental issue. They will offer and give recommendations and advice on this issue and will send it to me, as Minister. Then I will look at all that information, and I will try to make the appropriate determination, based on all the advice and recommendations coming from the various co-management boards and aboriginal governments, as to next steps. This will not be an arbitrary decision of the Government of the Northwest Territories. It will be done in full cooperation and collaboration. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in this time and age, we do need some strong, powerful decisions in our vision for the Northwest Territories on the question of Territorial Treatment Centre and other types of facilities that are used as a last resort for young children and youth who have more serious issues to deal with. I want to focus on prevention, the prevention in our communities with regard to the children. I want to ask the Minister, can the Minister of Health and Social Services inform me if his department provides programs that offer healthy alternatives for youth for after-school programs? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as a government, and especially the social envelope Ministers, we are working cooperatively on the issues that my colleague has referenced. Health and Social Services has put a lot of time and effort into active living, working with MACA on get fit, on the no smoking, on the tobacco, on the alcohol, not drinking. The schools are working on looking at the physical education programs that are currently offered. Municipal and Community Affairs and the Minister responsible for Youth have come up with the Northern Games, and they're looking at ways to work with communities with trails and recreation activities. So there is a tremendous effort across government to try to place an appropriate focus on that area. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister then inform me, in terms of these after-school initiatives or funding for these programs, how is it that the school programs or the communities can take advantage of them in terms of having access to them, and having these programs actually set up in the communities so we won't have to send our children away from home to institutions such as Territorial Treatment Centre or any type of facility in the Northwest Territories? Let's keep our children at home. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member raises a good point, and the fundamental issue that we always keep in mind is that the cornerstone of healthy children and strong communities is a strong family and parents that are actively involved in their children's lives. That's a first step. There is funding available for application through the Minister responsible for Youth, in some cases. There's money in MACA. There are school programs with facilities that are usually open in the evenings for extracurricular activities. Many teachers volunteer; many people in the communities volunteer as coaches and work with the children in the various sports that are there. So there is opportunity in every community, I would suggest, for parents and children and interested volunteers to get involved. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister has outlined different areas of funding. Has his department coordinated with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment in terms of having a one-stop shop for the small communities? There are so many different departments to access funding from. Who is doing what is confusing, and sometimes the right hand is not telling the left hand what's happening. So is there anything in his plans in terms of helping the communities receive funding more efficiently? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the social programs Ministers meet on a regular basis, and we've been spending a lot of time looking at the issue of prevention, and getting children and youth and adults active and into active living. We're doing our best to communicate that information to the communities, to the community governments, to the community organizations. If there are areas where we are missing the mark, or there are gaps, then I would be very interested to hear from the Member where those are, so we can take the necessary steps to address those. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Final supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think our communities have been mentioning a lot of gaps in this type of program. It's really sad that we have to send our children as a last resort in terms of the issue that we're talking about with the Territorial Treatment Centre, because our communities have been crying for help for a long time. I welcome the Minister's response to this. Can the Minister inform me, and the House, how or when we can have a brainstorming discussion about the gaps to be filled to involve more than just myself or the Members here, involving community members, individuals? Thank you.