As I mentioned, these elders had a lot of passion and a lot of concern, and almost every elder spoke up. It was their venue to speak and be listened to. Each community brought priorities forward, some with similar themes. As I mentioned, home care, suicide, what kinds of services are provided in the community, and also elder abuse was a big one. It provided great guidelines for other regions to follow, and I think that’s something that we need to promote in other regions throughout the Northwest Territories.

Our elders are our caregivers, providers, and keepers of knowledge. It’s time that we support them, show them the respect that they deserve, treat them with dignity and listen to what they had said in this report.

I will have questions today for the Minister responsible to see how we can address this, how we can get the next government to take this as one

of our priorities. As you know, our seniors population is increasing.