Mr. Speaker, I will be in support of this motion also. It’s something that in the Sahtu region we have long hoped for from this government here in terms of seeing improved services and other services that other communities have in facilities and good programs.

I know we’ve been asked by the Sahtu on many occasions to see if there are ways to bring elders home from Yellowknife, Fort Simpson, or Inuvik back to their region, back to their homes. I know there are many elders that are in various programs in the Northwest Territories that deserve our utmost attention and support to see if we can give them as much support as possible in taking care of them and looking after them.

These elders that we talk about are the ones that really had a hard life on the land. But they also said they had a good life. They are also in a place now where it is up to us as leaders to look after them with respect to their home care, health care, and paying any type of power bills or NorthwesTel bills. They really need help. I don’t think these elders would do that to us if we ever went in the bush with them, they wouldn’t leave us and say make it on your own. I think we have to really change things around. I really like this motion and I would like to thank the Member for bringing it forward to seek support from the Members here.

In saying that, I want to just say let’s do something right for the elders and give them what they deserve. Let’s help them out in this day and age.