I, for one, would like to see more of our territorial investment into our people, and that is addiction treatment. We have so many people homeless, on the street, our downtown core especially. My own people are there, too, and I am trying to reach out to them. Mr. Speaker, the next question I have is more specific to that. It will be focusing on the TRC recommendation on wellness. It has been five years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued a call for new healing centres to deal with the emotion and spiritual damage caused by residential schools across the Northwest Territories in our region. The TRC especially singled out the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, therefore, I ask the Premier: why are we not pursuing a northern addiction treatment centre here in the North, Northerners treating Northerners in northern facilities, as the TRC highly recommended through the TRC actions 20 and 21, to be more specific?
Jackson Lafferty on Question 387-19(2): Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations regarding Residential Addictions Treatment
In the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 387-19(2): Truth and Reconciliation Commission Recommendations regarding Residential Addictions Treatment
Oral Questions
October 21st, 2020
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