Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, I mean, if -- I think just about everyone committed to some sort of land-based treatment option, whether it's an on-the-land program, an Indigenous cooperated wellness centre, but the priority is getting local options into regions and decrease our reliance on out of territory specialized facilities. I think a good place to start there is to look at cost and to see if there is -- like, what's realistic here, because we always resort to the same arguments where we can't do it efficiently or effectively in the Northwest Territories due to costs and limitations on specialized workers who can -- and doctors and psychiatrists and clinicians, etcetera. So could the Minister commit to creating or doing a calculation of what it costs per client to receive out of territory treatment services averaged across all regions, one; and then two, by region, or whatever's easiest. It's just if we have an actual number to work off of, then we could start having a responsible conversation. Because I think when, yes, these things are challenging -- challenges, but they're not insurmountable, and there's a very real need for treatment options, local treatment options, and I think we need to start by getting to grips with what the service actually costs the government and where there's potential savings. So can the Minister commit to providing an average cost per user of this service? Thank you.
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