I am aware of the rates and there are a number of things we’re trying to do. We’re obviously trying to encourage healthier living. We have the Healthy Choices framework where we’re trying to encourage people to eat healthy, live healthy, be healthy, quit smoking and lose weight. All of these things obviously contribute to cancer rates in the Northwest Territories, so we’re trying to help people make healthy choices. We do have system navigators in place to help individuals when they’re through, and we do have health professionals in most of the communities where we’re encouraging individuals to go for their regular visits with their practitioners to make sure that they’re getting the treatment and support they need. Early detection is key, and that’s why we really need people to work with their health centres.

I am happy to say that through the Aboriginal health and community wellness division, communities are starting to engage with their own community wellness plans to promote healthy living but also encourage people to utilize the services that exist.

But I will go back to the previous question. We know we need to do more around the navigation to make sure that people’s journey through the system is as seamless as possible. We want better health, we want better care and we want a better future for all of our residents.