Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a question for the Minister. Some of the numbers on the people we have in care in southern placements and some of the numbers that I have seen are quite alarming. They have gone from 27 in 2004-2005 to 56 now. I think some of them have been repatriated back to the Northwest Territories at the Hay River facility, but I was just wondering if the Minister can comment on what efforts the department is making to try to get those individuals that are in southern care back into the Northwest Territories so they can be closer to their families. So if we are spending in some cases in excess or $500,000 or $600,000 a year to house somebody in a southern placement, it only makes sense that we look at bringing them back here and keep that money in the North, whether it is training in a local provider service or bringing somebody in to do it here, so that the money actually stays in the Northwest Territories. I think that is something that we have to pay attention to, Mr. Chairman, so I would like to hear what the Ministers plans are in that regard. Thank you.
David Ramsay on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters (Reversion)
In the Legislative Assembly on February 4th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters (Reversion)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters (Reversion)
February 3rd, 2010
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