Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I look forward to the review. Hopefully it will be done within a couple of months from now to see where we could work. I am not too sure how long this review will take or when we will have time to have some input into it. The Minister did say that in a year's time there are some options to renegotiate or negotiate new contracts for this family assistance program. I am going to leave it at that level, but that program is going to be one of the key benefits to attracting and retaining good quality workers for the Government of the Northwest Territories. Certainly, I would love to see that 1-800 number have some good quality programming.
The Minister needs to recognize, I guess, counselling services are also offered by our traditional elders in the communities. You can't always rely on western science of counselling. Our elders offer good counselling. They are experts. Use the elders in the communities. I don't know how we are going to get around that, but use them. They guide us in our life. They are actually born natural counsellors. I don't know why we are getting away from them and looking somewhere else. That's not our life. Maybe for some others, but not for us in the communities that rely heavily on the elders who are recognized as spiritual counsellors, medicine counsellors, relationships.
They are there just waiting and we are not using them. It's not rocket science in our communities.
I just want to say to the Minister in terms of venting some of my views, be open and flexible to look at what works in the communities as opposed to working on a blanket-wide policy. Thank you.