Thank you. ADM Mathison.

Thank you. Member for Monfwi.

So it was mainly for compensations and benefits within that area, okay. Okay, thank you.

Another one too here, community wellness and addiction recovery support program. You know, we don't have no treatment program and we do have addiction issues. We have a crisis among our young people, and it's all the communities in the territory are affected, and we all know of someone who is suffering with addictions. And then there's mental health and addiction recovery fund. There's mental health and addiction recovery capacity building funds. You know, it's good there's programs but there's one here, northern wellness initiative. Is that the one that you mentioned that was sunsetted that -- with the federal program? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of health.

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. That is, and I think we are -- it's in the works right now to be renegotiated. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Member for Monfwi.

Okay, yes, thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. I know that there's -- we do have a lot of mental health issues too in the small communities, you know. Like, I mean, we have lots of issues in small communities because we have high rates of unemployment, housing crisis. There's accumulation of all the social issues. It's all -- you know, it all goes back to mental health issues. So I just wanted to ask if they know or if they're working with Indigenous governments or organizations to take on -- you know, if they're working with these organizations to take on more of a mental health and addiction services in the regions? Are they working with the Indigenous government? I just want -- I want to ask if they're doing anything to help the Indigenous government or organizations that want to provide mental health services to its people. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we do provide community counsellors and wellness workers within most regions in the Northwest Territories but what we also -- you know, and I've mentioned this in this House, what we -- the direction that has come from Indigenous governments is that they want to have a fund to be able to access funds to be able to provide those types of programs in their own way in their own regions, and so what we do have is the community wellness and recovery -- or wellness and addictions recovery fund. And I know that most of the regions access this -- Indigenous governments access this fund. It is -- some of them have multi-year agreements so that they can plan, like, programming. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Member for Monfwi.

Thank you. I appreciate that, the answer.

Healthy choices fund went up from 2023-2024, and healthy family program stayed the same. I mean, those two are very important for many of our communities because I know it's being used a lot. I'm on page 206. So why does healthy family program have not changed? Is it going to continue well into the future or, like, is there -- because it just stopped at that number, stayed the same from 2023, didn't move or didn't go down. That is an important program for many of our communities, and healthy choices fund as well. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the healthy family program that's itemized in this section on 206, the 292 that the Member is referring to, is a contribution that goes directly to the Tlicho government. And then the -- the healthy choices fund is a -- like, it is -- I think it's an application-based, and there are 13 applicants that have applied through this fund for -- and I can provide that list, if you want, to committee afterwards. Thanks.

Thank you. Member for Monfwi.

Thank you. Thank you for the information, yes. I have no more other questions on this topic as well. So thank you.

Thank you, Members. Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.

There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses out of the chamber. Thank you.

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Report of Committee of the Whole. Member from the Deh Cho.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 275-20(1) and would like to report progress. And Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Thank you, Member from Deh Cho. Do I have a seconder? Member from Monfwi. She's done a great job today. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? The motion passed.

---Carried

Third reading of bills. Orders of the day, Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Thursday, February 13th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 4:50 p.m.