Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to this opportunity to ask questions to the Health Minister regarding crack and prescription drug use and what we are doing about it.

I was talking to my eight-year-old son yesterday, and this is no word of a lie and I dare anyone to counter that. He told me he heard about crack, and I’m telling you that was a shock to my wife and I to hear about it. We asked him what this is and he

says, the kids talk about it at school. It’s not about one school, it’s the fact it upsets me and actually really ticks me off that my eight-year-old son is starting to understand what these things are.

So my question for the Health and Social Services Minister is: What is he doing to help people who suffer from crack and prescription drug addiction in the Northwest Territories? I want to hear what he’s doing about those types of problems. It really upsets me not only as a legislator, but as a parent. Thank you.