I know we’re unique in the North in terms of barriers and challenges, especially when it comes to the remote communities. I just want to make reference to a news article on CBC, I don’t know how many years ago, but they were talking to a psychologist or psychiatric physician that talked about not being able to do a correct assessment because he couldn’t see the individual and talk to him, so I think there are some flaws in there. I just want to put that out there.
In terms of withdrawal management, do we have a policy right now in terms of how long do we keep an individual who’s going through withdrawals so they can get the medical observations to see if there’s anything further needed such as psychiatric assessment, or whether they need to go to a psychiatric ward after they’ve gone through the withdrawals, and any cases in where somebody is self-harming and goes to the emergency ward? What are the steps taken by the Stanton or even Inuvik Hospital to ensure the safety of the individual? I’ve seen odd cases where as soon as the person sobers up they’re allowed to leave and it’s contravening our current Mental Health Act that we are currently using right now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.