Madam Speaker, I hesitate to answer “yes” to that question. From having worked with aboriginal communities, I know that not all treatment is offered in aboriginal communities. Things like psychiatric care and child psychiatric care are given elsewhere. I respect that and can accept it.
Some aboriginal people probably have to leave their communities to receive such care. Like my colleague, I cannot help but wonder who will give this care to the communities. The entire community cannot be removed from the land. Problems that stem from Indian residential schools must be dealt with in the community, with the help of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
That was the mandate of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and I hope that remains its mandate. Community work must be done on the reserves or within the aboriginal communities.