Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy to say that there are a number of services in place for seniors. Because homecare is in place in most communities, they have been providing some additional supports, such as phone calls and visits, that are above and beyond what they would have provided before COVID. In communities where there are usually day programs, there have been staff who have been reassigned to provide support one-on-one with people because people are not gathering for the day program at this point, given the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within long-term care, there have been extra efforts to screen residents for depression, knowing that that is a possibility, as well as providing for family and friends to visit in very controlled circumstances; to deliver letters on behalf of families; to organize virtual calls, so that there is that connection between the people in long-term care and the people who love them.

As well, the mental health supports that are available to every person in the NWT are, of course, available to seniors, and that includes the Community Counselling Program, which I spoke about earlier; the NWT Help Line; and the on-the-land healing fund, anything that the community is doing with on-the-land; and of course, through their healthcare provider. If they disclose that they are feeling depressed or lonely, it will be a response by the primary healthcare provider to assist the senior to find the services that they need. Thank you.