I thank the Minister for that. I know the good work that’s done around the Territory by service and program providers in the area of family violence. It’s much appreciated and our residents are glad that those services and programs are out there for them. I wouldn’t want to underestimate the work that’s happening there. I think it is good work.
The Minister talked about partnerships. Some of the dialogue that I have had here in the last couple of days has been with the Minister of Justice. I think a big part of this is targeting really the only person that can make a difference in domestic violence and that is the perpetrator, the abuser. We have to find a way to target and rehabilitate or reprogram that abuser. To me that is the biggest thing that we can do. If we have individuals out there that are committing 18 or 19 violent offences and getting light sentences and getting back out and reoffending, we are not rehabilitating, we are not reprogramming. They are just becoming institutionalized and going through the system time and time again. I would like to ask the Minister how the Department of Health and Services interacts with the Department of Justice on violent offenders, especially offenders in the area of domestic violence, and what input do you have in the programming that takes place at North Slave Correctional Centre or any...or is there an open dialogue between the two departments in trying to come up with the best, most suitable programming and services at our justice or corrections facilities to deal with that? Thank you.