Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we do -- in the previous section, we have home and community care as part of our -- that is where we would have supports for families. And I know that in a perfect world, we would have 24-hour care in all our communities to be able to provide home support work, home care. And that's not the reality. We're slowly implementing it now. Up until a few years ago, it was only Monday to Friday, you know, and very seldom in the evenings. So we know that is something that we've heard loud and clear. And, I mean, myself as an MLA, I also raised those issues. And we're slowly -- and I think we just recently announced that there are some other areas outside that are getting more services into the evenings and on the weekends to support families. So Yellowknife has home care, and, you know, there's families there that need, you know, assistance. There is assessment that goes through for those families that -- you know, and if they're needing more services then, you know, the family can stress that. But, however, we have to -- you know, we have to provide services across the Northwest Territories, and so we have to try and make sure that we're putting those resources equitably across the territory. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Lesa Semmler on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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