Thank you, Mr. Obed and Mr. Hicks. I appreciate your presentations.
I'm sitting here, and I too feel frustrated from a subjective perspective. Then, from the objective perspective, regardless, we in Canada, if you live in the north, such as the territories, or the mid-north, or the provinces.... I come from northern Saskatchewan. I feel frustrated, because every time we or our friends and families hear on the news that someone has died due to suicide, it's a painful process and it's not a very pleasant experience, yet when we look to services and programs and the different levels of solutions and areas that we need to look at....
I appreciate the report that you're talking about. I look forward to reading it, because I want to gain a thorough understanding of the difference you're experiencing with regard to the far north, the territories.
Subjectively, in your perspective, do elders play a key role in the healing process in your area?