Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m glad to hear that. In my Member’s statement I mentioned a full cost accounting on this issue. To me, sending youth south seems like an expensive proposition as opposed to dealing with them here in the North. If we were to do a full cost accounting, we’d think about the benefits of supporting our local economy, getting our children dealt with faster.
The dentists here in Yellowknife are an example, as they are in Hay River…. They are ready and willing. They are ready to go in tomorrow and start helping these youths solve their problems and fix their teeth, therefore supporting the long-term health of these kids. But we’re not doing it. We’re still standing up here in the House debating the issue. Will the Minister commit to doing a full cost-accounting analysis of this situation that will show it is beneficial to have them wait, which I hope it doesn’t, and that it’s more cost effective to send them south, which I don’t believe? Would the Minister commit to that?