Mr. Speaker, any time the federal government announces a pot of money that’s available to support youth and mental health, addictions or frankly any pot the government identifies that might be available to the Northwest Territories, we as Cabinet, we as Members obviously look into that to figure out what is available to the Northwest Territories. I can’t speak to exactly what is available to us today or what mechanism there exists for us to actually obtain some of those funds. I do know that I think it was the year before the last the federal government did announce a $69 million pot to help combat addictions and suicide across this country. Of that amount, $2.5 million was allocated for the Northwest Territories. Half of that went to the IRC. The other half is flowing through the Government of the Northwest Territories to communities for on-the-land programming. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Glen Abernethy on Question 930-18(2): Mental Health And Addictions Services In Small Communities
In the Legislative Assembly on October 4th, 2017. See this statement in context.
Question 930-18(2): Mental Health And Addictions Services In Small Communities
Oral Questions
October 3rd, 2017
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