Jackson Lafferty

Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. The revised version of 2006 we can certainly provide that for Members for their review.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. To my left is Gloria Iatridis, acting deputy minister of Education, Culture and Employment; and Mr. Paul Devitt, director of strategic business services. Mahsi.

This is an area that we’ve discussed within our department and even as far as a Cabinet discussion how we can deal with this matter. I’ve given my direction to my department that we need to explore it even further how we distribute funds on inclusive schooling to the school boards, whether it be based on percentage, and how can we deliver it even more effectively. The funding, the $26 million over all. We need to review that again within my department and working with the school boards. It has to be a united approach because we are dealing with the 33 communities and a population of 40,000...

Yes, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I am pleased to present the 2012-13 main estimates for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment.

The work of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment is guided by the department’s strategic plan and the priorities of the 17th Assembly. Our vision is one of northern people leading fulfilled lives and contributing to a strong and prosperous society.

The proposed 2012-13 main estimates for Education, Culture and Employment total $289.107 million. This is an increase of 1 percent over the previous year’s main estimates.

Arts and culture provide...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My understanding is it’s a certification program and it’s part of the on-line program that’s been delivered and it’s in association with Yukon College. It’s in partnership with them that we have this particular program.

Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of the year, every time we go through the capital planning process, we have identified various capital needs in the communities. When it comes to discussion at the regional level and also within the department there are some areas that don’t make it through the system within the process itself, but we will continue to push these further into the capital planning process, pending the criteria that has been outlined by part of the criteria for the schools as planning process.

This is an area that we continuously work with the superintendents and also the board...

Specifically to the ALCIP program, it’s a two-year program. The Member might be referring to the interpreting and translating program that’s also being offered at Yamozha Kue Society. That takes a bit longer. I’m familiar with that because he raised that issue with me before. We are exploring options in that area with the college campus. We want to improve in that programming to deliver, I guess, you could say expeditiously so those individuals can receive their qualifications in due time. Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we do focus on the communities, the 33 communities that we service, small communities, larger communities. It all depends on the infrastructures that are in most critical need. Depending on the Trout Lake and also other communities such as Nahanni Butte and other Deh Cho communities, throughout the Northwest Territories it all depends on the infrastructure itself where some of the schools are compatible for students as some of these highlighted, the Member is highlighting from his district riding. We must keep in mind that we have to work with the Dehcho Divisional...

Through the CALM program, Career and Life Management, it has been delivered in schools and this could be part of that programming. Again, the Member indicated that there needs to be more discussion in this area. We are exploring this area and where it can best fit in a school system. As we move further along on this particular subject, we will keep the Members up to speed if we’re going to make some changes to our school program. Mahsi.

There are just some areas that we’ve talked about with the agencies and the discussion that we’ve had about the child and family resource centres. I talked about the piloting of possibly two communities. First we need to identify what’s out there right now, what exists in the infrastructure in the community, how can we best utilize and add to it, ongoing support for daycare operations, implementation of an Early Development Instrument, development of revised kindergarten curriculum, updating and revising child daycare regulations, child care subsidy for parents who work or have returned to...