Thank you, Member for Nunakput. That takes us back a few pages, but I am wondering if you would like to respond to that question, Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I hear the Member's concern, and it is very important. Right now, we have a relationship with Alberta as they take a lot of our patients. It is a combination of making sure, when we catch anybody at a certain stage in cancer, that we do our best. That has been our department's approach, to make sure that they get to their appointment as quick as possible. The relationship that we have with Alberta has been doing great. We are trying to make sure that our patients in the Northwest Territories are just as important as the patients in Alberta, and we have that relationship. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Do you have a follow-up question, Member for Nunakput?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to see, on my first comments in regard to the treatment, if being able to bring it up North, working with the Gwich'in, working with the Inuvialuit, working with communities who want to try to help our own people, is it possible to see if there are any avenues that we could work together, going down that road together? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I know, in the past, that we have had a lot of treatment programs in our communities. I don't know why they have shut down. That's prior to my time. It is something that we could look at. I do want to say that we provide funding to the Indigenous groups, but we don't tell them how to spend it. When we provide a contribution agreement with them, that's them coming up with their own plan and resources. Most times, they match a lot of our dollars, and they are able to deliver programs that are relevant to them and their culture. We do provide funding; we just don't tell them how to spend it. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Anything further, Member for Nunakput?

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, I think it's time that we do start telling them in regards to how to get treatment, because they're not doing it. It's too much overhead, the costs. The start-up cost is the biggest thing. Like I said, we have two camps up there, three camps, potentially, that closed down due to everything being sent down to Alberta. I am thankful that our territorial government has a good working relationship with Alberta. I am happy for that, that people are being served on a timely basis, but I think it's time that we start taking a look at ourselves within to try to start taking care of ourselves and working together; not just giving them the money and pushing it to the side, thinking it's going to get done, but actually seeing boots on the ground trying to do these programs as a starting point. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. That's more a comment than a question. Did you want to respond, Minister?

I hear the Member's comment, and I take that as a comment. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Any further questions on this section? Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm on page 180. Hopefully, I'm on the right page.

You are.

Thank you. This may have been answered yesterday; I had to leave a little bit early. I just want to know: how many people do we have in the South under residential care right now? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Hay River South. Let's see if we get the same numbers today.

[Microphone turned off] ...Deputy Minister Cooper. It's 119.

Deputy Minister, please.

That is consistent with yesterday's answer. Good. Further questions, Member for Hay River South?

Thank you, Madam Chair. I had a question from a constituent there a few weeks ago. She has a sister who has been down there for quite a number of years, and whether she's forgotten or whether the government has forgotten about her or not, I'm not sure. Are there any plans to repatriate the people under residential care back to the territories in the South? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Hay River South. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This is something that our department is looking into. Right now, we have residential care services for those with difficult needs. They have developmental delays. There are complex care needs. We would like to bring them closer to home. Sometimes, the services that we offer are not suitable for them and, therefore, the reason why they are not able to be at home. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Hay River South.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to continue on with that, then, if we can't provide the services here, I'm just wondering: we keep sending people down there. How many people have we brought back because we actually implemented something here in the territories to allow them to come back? How much of that work has been done? Thank you, Madam Chair.