Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, before we leave this budget, I would just like to review the investments that the Regular Members are looking for in this section. They are small relative to the size of the whole budget, approximately $2.5 million, but they address key program areas in a grassroots way and I believe will deliver good value for money.

The first is an investment in homecare. As we know, with the aging population, there are increasing demands to keep seniors safe and well in their own homes. That is what most seniors want. An investment in the upstream care for seniors prevents a larger expense downstream. Homecare resources are stretched very thin in the territory. For example, there are more homecare resources in the Beaufort Delta than there are in Yellowknife, where half the population lives. I know the Minister is working on a continuing care plan, but I feel that there is a need to invest in homecare resources in this budget.

Secondly, we are looking for a small investment in the anti-poverty fund. We know from last year that it was oversubscribed by a factor of 4:1. One of the reasons it is oversubscribed is because there is very little money available to grassroots organizations to address poverty in their communities and to provide immediate help for people who are experiencing hunger and other issues that relate to poverty. Our ask there was to increase the size of this fund because it is a good value for money in terms of addressing immediate problems.

Finally, we are also looking for an investment in youth mental health and addictions. I know the department is working on a plan that will follow on from the Mind and Spirit framework that was released last year. The framework really emphasizes early intervention and prevention, and the investment that we are looking for in youth mental health is a part of this. If we can help youth regain their mental health, their mental wellness, as young people rather than waiting for them to age, we would be giving them a better opportunity in life as well as making an investment for ourselves, as a government, to treat them while they are young rather than waiting until they need more significant and perhaps more costly treatment.

I just wanted to bring those investments back to the Minister's attention before we leave this budget. Thank you, Mr. Chair.