Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the mover and seconder for putting this motion on the floor. I think it’s an important issue that has plagued a lot of our residents of our different communities. I come from Fort Providence where we had a residential school for many years and there are still a lot of issues surrounding the facility and many people have returned there seeking closure to issues. I have witnessed firsthand the benefits of programs such as these that are spoken about in the motion, and I’ve seen how it affects people and how people are in real need of a methodology to deal with some of the challenges as a result of residential school. They also need the benefits of having counselling so that they can work through the issues and some of the traumas that they are facing. There also is a mechanism through the funding that was available previously to bring people together so they can share their experiences to talk and to laugh, and sometimes it doesn’t require professionals but it just brings a lot of people that can find comfort in each other’s company.

So, Mr. Speaker, I certainly will support this motion. I think it’s a good one. Thank you.