Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Braden.

That’s all I have for right now. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Okay, I call Committee of the Whole to order. We have a number of items on our agenda today. When we left off yesterday we were on the Department of Education, Culture and Employment general comments. What is the wish of the committee today? Mr. Menicoche.

Could we have some order in the Chamber, please. If you must, please just talk quietly amongst yourselves. Sorry for the interruption, Mr. Ramsay.

Mr. Braden, you’re on the right page.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One other question then is if the apprentice is employed by someone who is accessing the subsidy program for apprentices and is a registered apprentice in the Northwest Territories, then schooling in a southern institution would not be a problem provided that the department did not incur any of the cost for that training. Correct? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for that answer. It gives me a very clear picture of where he’s going because there is always that debate over more houses for our money or fewer houses, but now adding all these other things onto it. What I want to ask the Minister, is it conceivably compatible that we could deliver more affordable housing while at the same time creating northern economy through it? I think of the market housing initiative, bringing in units from the South. Can we accomplish that here in the North? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Dent.

Agreed. Thank you. Pages 9-22 and 9-23, information item, education and culture, active positions.