After presentations like that, there is very little to add.
However, I do want to say that the Réseau Territoires du Nord-Ouest Santé en français identifies the need for health care and social services among Francophones. It helps to raise awareness of the importance of requesting services in French, particularly since it has been noted that active offer is not necessarily available in the NWT.
Furthermore, the Réseau plays a role in efforts to recruit, retain, mobilize and train Francophone health care professionals. It is very active in health promotion and disease prevention, as well as in developing the tools needed to promote access to information in French. We believe we are making a contribution to the Francophone community's vitality by fostering partnerships and cooperation with the various government agencies, health care institution managers, health and social services personnel, training institutions and the community. We are working closely with all of these partners to improve access to health care services.
I will spare you the figures, because I think you've already heard enough. The presentations prior to my own probably referred to the way the government provides services. So, I do not intend to go over that again.
However, I would like to make two recommendations. I think the focus must be on developing local skills and winning strategies. That means that we would like to see more community-based approaches to health care—in other words, for projects to start at the community level and move up, rather than being proposed from the top levels and trickling down to the bottom.
We are also seeking increased support for recruitment, training and retention of health care professionals. That remains a crucial issue in terms of the active offer of services in the NWT.
On that note, I would just like to say, by way of conclusion, that health care remains a burning issue and that it should not be left on ice.
Thank you.