Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Medical physicians, family practitioners are actually trained to provide this assessment, as well, so if they’re working with somebody who’s in a medical detox and it’s determined that the person is now fit and they have concluded their medical detox, they can choose to discharge them or offer them other options that might be appropriate for them given their current situation. If they think the person has some psychiatric problems, they can refer them to a psychiatrist.
There are two positons at Stanton by way of example, but we’ve also got distant psychiatry and a number of other programs, locum psychiatrists in the Beaufort-Delta. At the end of the day, I mean, the doctor, as the deputy minister said, will make a ruling based on their knowledge, skills and ability and their knowledge of the programs and services that exist. If anything, one of the things that we do need to do better as a government is make sure that people, including MLAs, including doctors, including nurses, including private citizens are more aware of the programs that we offer and understand we have an expedited referral process, and understand the Matrix programs that are out there, and understand that community counsellors
have a role and have many skills. We all need to get together and promote the message as best we can.