Mr. Speaker, in even our smallest communities in the Northwest Territories, the drug trade and accompanying addiction issues have reached a boiling point. Our community members, many dealing with trauma, are facing predatory dealers, who will sell to anyone to ensure they become repeat customers. It does not matter if we live in a city, town, village, hamlet or charter community. People are struggling to ensure that communities of all sizes are safe and healthy places to live.
The Government of Canada must continue to work with the Government of Northwest Territories, community and indigenous governments to create and strengthen tools to disrupt and combat the drug trade and provide support and aftercare options that work for northerners. To protect our residents at risk, we need all levels of government at the table to end the drug crisis that is harming our families and our communities. Mahsi cho.