Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we are discussing the budget inCommittee of the Whole, and yesterday I did point out that there is actually a $500,000 increase in mental health services in the Northwest Territories as a result of the new Mental Health Act. This is going to help us facilitate things such as the assisted community treatment that is a key component of the new Mental Health Act.
Having said that, Mr. Speaker, we also know that we have to examine our programs and look at our programs. We need to figure out how to modernize our programs, make sure they're making best value for money. To that end, we are moving forward with a Mental Health and Addictions Strategic Framework which is going to help us set our direction moving forward, and it's going to build upon the good work of the last assembly and the former Minister of Health and Social Services, and his forum on mental health and addictions, which helped actually set the direction that we've been taking over the last couple of years. This new strategic framework is going to help us take the next step, help us make sure that we're spending our money wisely, help us target our money where it needs to be targeted, and it may also help us identify additional spending we may need. We really need to make sure that we're doing things right with the best value for money at this point, Mr. Speaker.