[Translation] Thank you, Madam Chair. About the treatment, when we speak of treatment, sending people out to Edmonton, it has been seven years now in the Northwest Territories. There is no addiction treatment centre with us right now, but we know we have an agreement with Edmonton or Alberta for the treatment of our people. When can we have our own program, an agreement, on-the-land program within our region? We all need the treatment. We want it very strong so that we get very strong elders. We know; we lived here; we grew up with elders and how we respect our elders when they speak to us. However, what we are going through in addictions of all sorts, alcohol, drugs. If we put it all on the side, we are strong enough. We would be able to take their words and go with this after-treatment program.

When we speak of it, I am not really in favour of sending people out. They come back; there is no aftercare program. I have to say that again for our young man that we have lost recently. What happened to him? When I look at it today, it's a very heavy issue. It's very important that we share it. How come we don't have treatment on our land in our home community? We lose a lot of people to addiction. It's not very healthy one way. I would like to see programs within our regions. On-the-land programs are very important. If it's under them, it would be very powerful.

When we send them away, out of the territory, for treatment, when they come back, what do we see? We don't have an aftercare program. We also spend a lot of money going out that way, but if we have it within our homeland, we would have the control of being funded. Right now, if it's out of control, we would be able to control it from here. When they are out there, we don't know what's going on. We don't really know what they are doing with them. Again, I have to say, we don't know. When they come back, they are back to square one with their addiction. We see that.

This is why I am repeating this, especially in my home community, my region. How many weeks now that we have lost all sorts of people, young and old? I have to continue. I have to be very strong and do whatever I can for my people. It has to be fixed. It has to happen. Right now, I would prefer to have a motion. Justice Department, ECE, they have to be able to be working together. This is why. Are the Ministers able to work together and have a proposal together and say this is what they can do for our homeland so it can be done? Is it possible that would happen? I know it's not going to happen right now, but when we leave now, when we come back to the table in the fall, we would have something in place. It would be the beginning of having a discussion and very strong to have this treatment for our people. Thank you, Madam Chair. [Translation ends]