Lori Idlout at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

[Member spoke in Inuktitut as follows:]

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᖃᕋᔭᖅᐱᖅᑲᐃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᕐᒪᖔᔅᓯ, ᐊᐱᕆᕙᔅᓯ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᓯ.

[Inuktitut text interpreted as follows:]

Thank you.

Would you have a resolution or a recommendation as to how we can improve the recognition of traditional mental health workers who are community-based? Do you have any recommendations on how we can bring that up to par with other counsellors?