Mr. Speaker, I’m sure the Member is as aware as anyone else here that we need to be responsible with our dollars. We should be doing as much as possible within the budget we have, which is certainly the challenge that Health has.
When he asks why we are not providing funding…. Yes, we did not agree to fund a $30,000 proposal to have these two programs in Inuvik and Yellowknife, but that doesn’t mean that this program is not being delivered. What I said is that the community health reps in all of our regions are already engaged in working with parents with infants on how to use their car seats. In fact, the government distributes car seats.
Now, I appreciate that there is one lady in Yellowknife who is looking all over the place to get a trainer on how to use a car seat. I can see there’s some need in Yellowknife to accommodate that. Being fiscally responsible in the environment that we live in, I am looking at seeing how we can deliver this in house. That’s certainly part of the mandate of the department, and we are engaged in health promotion and safe practices and healthy living throughout the year. This will be part of the program.