Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Ms. Desjardins. Any further general comments on the Department of Human Resources.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, in an ideal world we would have people with those specialized skills in every community, but at this time we do not. I think there are things we can do in the interim, because people are under duress and stress and when they are in that situation have no one to turn to, they self-medicate, they use drugs, they use alcohol, all kinds of things to escape those feelings that they have of extreme stress and I think we need to do more as a government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. Desjardins.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. General comments on Human Resources. First I have Mr. Blake, then I will go to Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Moses. Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Minister Beaulieu.

There was a young doctor that came to Hay River as a locum that did a practicum when he was receiving his medical training who went on to become Canadian known and an internationally renowned doctor who specializes in stress disorders and mood disorders. He has come back here to the North since. I am sure there are other people besides him. His name is Dr. Grant Mullen, and that is exactly what his practice does, and I did convey that information to Minister Beaulieu at the time. This is a doctor with an extreme interest in the North. Like I said, it doesn’t have to be a sole sourced thing. It...

Thank you very much, Minister Beaulieu. General comments. Next on my list I have Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Ms. Desjardins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I’d like to join my colleague from Hay River North and talk about the Great Slave Lake fishery. I too attended the branding exercise that was organized and promoted by Industry, Tourism and Investment and I thank them for that, but we have a ways to go yet.

As most people know, commercial fishing was an integral foundation to the economy in Hay River and we always say that the success of the economy in Hay River is based on how diversified it is.

Industries come and go and sometimes there are good reasons for that. In this particular case there is no reason why we...