Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was sitting here thinking about the Minister’s responses to my previous questions, and I realized that I didn’t actually hear an answer to my last question, which was about the cost analysis.
There’s a lot of opportunity here to save money in the future — save our money, GNWT money. If a child’s teeth go bad, if they lose their teeth, it’s going to have serious ramifications on their physical health for the rest of their lives. We could see spending money up front as actually saving us money, so that’s my question: would the Minister commit to completing a bit of a cost analysis on the ramifications of not supporting these children now?
If the child were to fall and break his arm, we’d fix it immediately and figure out where the money’s coming from later. By not fixing these teeth, we’re actually going to put kids in a situation where it’s going to cost us a lot more money later on in their lives.