Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. My colleagues have -- you know, we all did at one time, too -- about treatment facility in the Northwest Territories. We all want a treatment facility because many of our young people are going south though talking to some people, and we heard that once a person goes south for treatment program they come back to the same scenario so, you know, they relapse, so the relapse is great. But what -- the success -- talking to some of the psychologists and some of the counsellors, the success with a treatment program is that they do 60 days and 60 days of the extended care...

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Thank you. And I know it's not on here, but I know there was the out of territory treatment program but community wellness, mental health -- community mental wellness and addiction recovery, there is a decrease, the operation and expenditure summary. Why is there a decrease when we know that we have an addiction issue and problems in many of the small communities? Thank you.

Thank you. Well, that's -- MRI machine is very important and, you know, when I said the department of health is very important for the -- for our people, especially the Indigenous because of our treaty rights -- my colleague always talks about treaty rights so it is part of our treaties, so that's why I said, you know, department of health and education are two important departments for us.

Dialysis, hospital -- I know that, you know, larger regional -- no, I don't think Inuvik does have one, but I know there's one probably south of us. But dialysis machine, you know, there's quite a few people...

Okay, thank you. With the hospital services, okay there is an increase from previous to current -- to upcoming. But, you know, I know my colleagues they talk about that medical travel and patient advocates was mentioned and, you know, like quite a few times that, you know, I've been hearing from my constituents and others as well regarding their experience with medical travel and a lot of times we were told, or they were told, go talk to the medical -- to the patient advocates. And some of them they said who, who do I go to, but -- so I don't know if they're being utilized, if -- you know, if...

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Hospital services, I know the budget went down from last fiscal year to upcoming fiscal year. Even with the revised, it still has remained the same. So I know in the hospital here there's MRI -- we have CAT scan but we don't have MRI. Can the Minister explain why MRI is not available in the Northwest Territories.

Okay, thank you. Community clinics and health centre from 25 -- from previous fiscal year to upcoming fiscal year, there's a decrease in the budget. Can the Minister explain why? Because in the small communities, you know, like, I mean, there's a lot of places -- there's a lot of communities that does not have health centre, and we have been advocating for more health centres or a suitable health centre because in the -- one of the community that I represent does not have a health centre but the health centre is -- it's in the office building. So I just want to ask the Minister why there is a...

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay, I know we -- you know, health department -- health is very important. That's one of the most important departments especially when it's -- especially for the Indigenous as well. I mean, for the Indigenous, because it deals with everything, and so -- and I know that the Minister -- Ministers, they all work with the Council of Leaders and who are all Indigenous, Indigenous leaders. I just want to ask, this is regarding the transparency and accountability. Is there any -- we don't know what's going on with the -- you know, I mean, we have a rep over there...

Thank you. Thank you for the answer. So, Mr. Speaker, what step is the government taking to expedite the work required to establish Dinaga Wek'ehodi as a protected area as contemplated under legislation. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. You know, lately -- well, I do admire and I do encourage and support, you know, our people reaching out for help to attend -- to deal with their addictions, you know, it's not something easy, for many. And in the past, it was alcohol, but lately we know that it's not alcohol; it's the drugs, drugs that are coming from outside, fentanyl, crystal meth, you know, crack, crack cocaine, heroin, and even with the recent waste management -- the testing of our waste management in the Tlicho region, it all confirms all the stuff that we've been -- we've been hearing...