Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, have a similar question in regards to the Minister and just looking at the statistics that we see from the department. In the Inuvik region, based on 2006 statistics, people over the age of 70, there are 250 individuals identified in 2006. Again, I think these numbers are a little low, from the information that I have been pulling together. I have tabled information in the Legislature in the last sitting in regards to the information that was pulled together from Fort McPherson, which identified some 122 individuals over the age of 60 and 86 people over the age of 70 in Fort McPherson. I know that Fort McPherson has raised this issue with the department. There was a motion passed at the Gwich’in Assembly requesting that they consider looking at some sort of a care facility for the number of elders in Fort McPherson.

Again, I think that with the policy decisions in other jurisdictions, in regards to Alberta and in regards to the 48-hour rule now in place, because the majority of people that we do send to the southern health centres are the aged, they are frail and also, more importantly, patients that are diagnosed with cancer and whatnot are going through that process. I think it is something that we should be seriously looking at.

But again, I think just looking at the statistics and the demographics of the different regions, I think that at some point the facilities that we already have are not going to be able to accommodate the growing population, especially the seniors population. I believe your information is a little... It is from 2006, but I don’t think it really includes all those individuals that I mentioned by way of the statistics that we have.

Again, I would just like to ask the Minister with the issues raised by my colleague from Tu Nedhe, in regards to the... We do have to have some means of community care in regards to elderly care, some sort of a transitional process so that as you age, you are going to move into a different structure regardless if you are lame, you need a wheelchair, you need wheelchair access, you have different needs because of physical needs, and the facilities that we have that can’t accommodate a simple home in our communities, you are going to have to make some revisions there. So I’d like to ask the Minister, in light of the issues that are being raised in our communities, what is this government doing to provide that care facility that may be less than a long-term care facility but more of having care facilities in our communities that actually offer something close to 24-hour care. I believe there is a need. There is definitely community support for this and regional support in the region I come from. So how open are you to look at those alternative care facilities in other communities, which will be provided either through arrangements between our aboriginal governments, Department of Health and Social Services and, more importantly, the NGOs and groups that do provide these types of opportunities so we can keep our elders in our communities as long as we can? Thank you.