Thank you for that question, Mr. Julian.
What is the price of the loss of lives and poverty that our people are experiencing? I came here to talk about bread-and-butter issues. These things are taken for granted every day in a country as rich as ours. But in the Arctic, these issues are not being addressed, and they are tied to mental health, education, and housing. They are interlinked.
A mentally healthy child who hasn't had any help from the mental health sector is not going to complete her education and won't be employable. Our population is over 50% younger. Newborns to those of the age of 25 are over half the population in the north. If they don't get that education, they won't become the workforce, either up north or in Canada, and that's a big loss.