Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I take the concerns of the Members of this House very seriously and I do recollect the motion they made in the House very clearly, and one of the reasons that I asked Dr. Chalmers be brought back in is that we charted out a course of action based on a report from 2001 called A State of Emergency that was very, very critical of the current state of affairs back then. Looking at the work that she did, the extensive consultation up and down the valley, with all the communities, with all the user groups and stakeholders, we chose a course of action. Two years out, three years out there was some concern or question being raised about let's forget about community wellness workers, let's start building facilities. I asked Dr. Chalmers to come back and give us a check, an interim check, to see where we are, where we're headed, and is it the right way? Are we doing the right things? I asked her to look at Nats'ejee K'eh, the community services and the requirement for treatment facilities, and she did that. She gave me her best advice; advice that we took from her back in 2001. She gave us her further advice based on what she's seen and the work that we've done and the investments we've made. That's why we've done what we've done and that's what I've based my decision on. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 458-15(4): Determining Need For Addictions Treatment Centres
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 458-15(4): Determining Need For Addictions Treatment Centres
Item 7: Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2006
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