Frieda Martselos

That is a bit concerning because the statistics that came out, we had about 11 percent, 294 people that decreased in our population count in the community of Fort Smith. And, you know, I'm always much about education and I want to ensure that the level of funds in education is and the programs for the students are there. You know, there's lots of things happened during this pandemic, and this just happened in the last couple years. I know things will pick up in the next little while. But that shouldn't be a deterrent to ensure that the programs and the education that everybody receives is on...

My second question is on page 59, the South Slave Divisional Education Council, I see that there's a decrease of $143,000. Was there a program that was let go, or how did they come to that figure? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just going to switch around now to the commitment of Indigenous languages, and I want to ask the Minister if there is going to be an interpreter language translator course in a twoyear diploma or a fouryear program with a degree in the future? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have a couple of questions for the Minister. One of them is about financial assistance to medical students.

Is there any financial assistance to medical students after four years? You know, because I had a constituent from Fort Smith who is going to be a surgeon, and she had a lot of problems in the last couple years getting financial assistance for graduating I mean, she's going to graduate but she had to get loans. And I just want to make sure that is there any program for our own students of Indigenous descent that decide to go to medical school and to advance...

Mr. Speaker, in 1999, the Yukon government created the Commanding Officer's (Yukon) First Nation Advisory Committee. It was created to foster a healthy and positive relationship between First Nations and the RCMP. That committee meets twice a year.

Has the Department of Justice ever considered or attempted to work with the Indigenous groups in the NWT to create a similar committee for the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

So on 296, I mean, three lines and we're spending $50 million there, and we have the added costs of $3.5 million for policing for the extra whatever, and then you have the $8 million. It's just well over $60 million. What does biology case work cover for $183,000?

Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement, I talked about the government of the Yukon conducting a review of the Yukon police force. That review produced a final report, along with several recommendations for improving oversight to the RCMP and building trust with the public. The NWT could learn a thing or two from that work.

Has the Minister or the Justice department ever looked at the Yukon's police force review, and if so, have any of these recommendations been considered for the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. So the community justice committees and projects, could you give us the allocation by community, please. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my statement last November about the Territorial Police Service Agreement, I talked about an aspect of that agreement called the contract management committee. The Minister of Justice explained that the contract management committee is a nationallevel group that supports information sharing and collaboration among provinces and territories, the public safety, Canada, and the RCMP.

The NWT is represented on that committee by the assistant deputy minister solicitor general branch of the NWT. While that may sound good on paper, this is not what I was hoping...