Julie Green

I'm going to say it's on the same basis, that, undoubtedly, because of the lag in billing, we have some outstanding debts. We pay our bills.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll ask the deputy minister to answer that question. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll ask Ms. Mathison to confirm that. Thank you.

Thank you. The situation with providing services to people from other jurisdictions in Canada is that there is a provincial-territorial committee that meets annually and sets the rate for the costs of that care on a daily basis, and then the different provinces and territories bill one another for the costs of the care based on the number of people who come here and require care here. The jurisdictions are billed, so, for example, if someone came here from Alberta, became ill, was hospitalized for 14 days, there would be a set rate that is already agreed and Alberta Health Services would be...

The answer to the Member's question is: yes, the department is working with all locations where alcohol has been and is continuing to be provided during the pandemic. Together, lessons learned to inform the ongoing approach. That's not only the Yellowknife locations. There was also a managed alcohol program offered in Inuvik during the lockdown. The information is being gathered by interviews with providers, with users, and they have the classic questions of what worked, what didn't work, and what could we do better to create a formal managed alcohol program. We anticipate that this...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am of course delighted to work with my colleague from the NWT Housing Corporation. I really believe that housing is a key component to recovery, that people need to have their own space to provide for sober living and a sober social life and that without that it's very easy to relapse and go back into shelters and couch-surfing and to be exposed to all of those triggers that sent them into their decline in the first place. This is truly an integrated case management issue, where the person who is trying to retain their sobriety is going to need a number of supports...

The suicide prevention fund is brand new as of 10 days ago. We have, in the department, a consultant who is responsible for providing support to communities to make applications to this fund and also to the On-the-Land Healing Fund. The person in this position has the following tasks: development of proposals; makes recommendations on potential contractors who may be able to assist in programming; and make linkages to larger Health and Social Services system where required. There is someone there who is in an active supporting role. Thank you.

I need to investigate that further before I can give a proper answer.

The Member is correct. The On-the-Land Healing Fund is now worth $1.8 million. It's been in place since 2014-2015 fiscal year, and the average annual uptake is in the 90 to 100 percent range.

I'd like to direct this question to the Minister of Lands. Just kidding. Sorry about the heart attack, Minister.

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Mr. Speaker, there are no dedicated rooms for detox at Stanton. The rooms are made available as they are needed and they are made available to people who need medical management while they are withdrawing. For some people, that's a very important step. Withdrawal can be fatal if it's not managed properly. Other requests for medical detox are assessed one at a time. As I mentioned earlier in response to another question, most people actually do not need a medical detox. The...