Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for that. Back in 1998 when the program was shelved and shut down, the deputy minister at the time, or the assistant deputy minister, said it's expected that youth would have to be referred to programs or that were referred to the program would either be sent down south for treatment or offered services in the NWT on a case-by-case basis. This new program was supposed to be up and running on April 1st of 1999 and it wasn't. So we're still following the same edict from the Department of Health and Social Services seven years later, Mr. Speaker. It's unacceptable and I think we need some type of residential program to treat youth addictions here in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
David Ramsay on Question 463-15(4): Youth Addictions Services
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 463-15(4): Youth Addictions Services
Question 463-15(4): Youth Addictions Services
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 23rd, 2006
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