If the Premier and this government agrees, then we should be investing more in this area. It is a serious matter, a serious issue, and real-life issue today we are facing, and it's in our backyard, on the streets, Mr. Speaker. Once we walk out of here, we see them. They have no place to go, so we are here, speaking for them, Mr. Speaker. The Premier alluded to a southern institution. I can give you an example. This will not be the only time. There will be other Members' statements coming next few days. Mr. Speaker, Poundmaker's is one of the government's six addiction-treatment partners in the South. With all due respect to Poundmaker's, it's Cree. Cree is not Dene. Culture is a major factor in addiction treatment. If there is a mismatch between Cree and Dene, just imagine the mistakes of sending our people to these treatment centres down South, more specifically, downtown Toronto. That is a prime example. Mr. Speaker, how does this mismatch affect the appropriateness of the residential treatment those six institutions are providing for our Dene constituents, those with a language barrier, more specifically, too?
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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