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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

We’re on page 10-37, information item, Arctic College, funding allocations. Agreed?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

We’re somewhere between 10-18, 10-19 and 10-20. Take your pick.

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Next I have Ms. Bisaro.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Page 10-30, Education, Culture and Employment, information item, Student Loan Revolving Fund. Ms. Bisaro.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the Minister of Justice. It’s in regard to the Aboriginal Court Challenges Program. I’d just like to ask the Minister of Justice, as he’s the person who oversees the program, what type of intake have we had in the program. How is this program being promoted in the Northwest Territories?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

In regards to the area of adult post-secondary education, we have adult education teachers in our communities, but in Fort McPherson we also have a program called Success in which what they do is they take students that have dropped out of the school system, are unemployed or on income support or whatnot, and reroute them through another program where it is being federally funded through the band in Fort McPherson. We are seeing some major success by way of that program, which is duplicating or doing the same as what adult education should be doing in our communities, but yet they don’t have...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Minister of Education, Mr. Lafferty.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Next I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 40)

Page 10-24, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, advanced education, grants and contributions, contributions, total contributions, $33.493 million. Mr. Menicoche.