I do again appreciate the response. More detail in the future I think would probably be more appropriate for the Members here to understand exactly where these monies are going to be spent during the life of this budget.
Last but not least, I commend the department for again putting more money on the table for prevention and promotion. We’ve worked collectively hard, as Members of the Assembly, to expand these concepts into many of the different communities as we’ve mentioned in the House as well as today. Addictions and abuse doesn’t have an address. We’ve identified certain areas where these extra monies can go. I am a bit concerned that I don’t hear much about Yellowknife. Obviously, I’m a Member from Yellowknife and I’m sure my colleagues are also wondering. We suffer from various issues of abuse and addictions as well. Sometimes, by virtue of our urban placement, we’re a funnelling effect for a lot of the abuse and addictions that we see in the Territories. Can we get reassurances that when we’re looking at disparities, and looking at the distribution of dollars, that we’re looking at all aspects of all community-based programs in the future? If so, can we get some assurances that there’s some methodology and some financial acumen that goes with the prevention budget to make sure that urban centres are not forgotten? I am mentioning Yellowknife, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention places like Hay River and Inuvik as well. Can we get some reassurances that all communities, large and small, are being looked at when we’re doing expansions of prevention and promotion budgets such as this?