I’m glad the Minister touched on the point of this government’s responsibility to provide services. For some communities we’re begging for services and at what cost. I think that for us to get the government’s ear to get police services, we’re looking at committees in regard to justice committees set up in our communities and we’re always being told there is no money. Yet you can run and operate a facility for $2 million for four inmates. It’s something that communities just can’t understand.
When you say that you’re in the business of providing services, that means to 33 communities in the Northwest Territories. That’s talking about services to 40,000 people in the Territories and being fair to everyone to realize that you are in the business of providing services to the general public. That means in general in the sense of everyone. I think that by your statement there alone saying that, well, sorry we’re in the business of providing services, but it’s going to cost us, you know, $2 million or $5.3 million for young offenders facilities.
Again, I’d like to ask the Minister -- you’ve mentioned that there’s a review going on and a report coming out -- do you the most inmates or intake in regard to the Arctic Tern facility this year and what was the lowest by way of numbers? You say there are four people now. What was the lowest number of people who were in there this year and what was the highest?: