Julie Green

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see my time is up, so I will go back on the list. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, on page 28 I see there is an item called "capital transfers" in the transfer payments, and this year it's worth $4,079,000; last year it was worth $100,000. I am wondering if the department could tell us about why it is almost $4 million more in the next fiscal year? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister tell us what the RFP is for? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister tell us when the program will next be reviewed for inflation? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is supposed to be a benefit for teachers in lieu of a pay rise. How will teachers at the high school level be compensated for the hours that they are working, so many hours more than their colleagues who teach the younger grades? How will they be compensated? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and, Mr. Chair, has the department studied the effect of the cuts on the communities in which they are taking place? What are the indirect costs of these cuts? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, one of the activities contemplated in the business plan was a planning study for shared service administration across the NWT school boards. Could the Minister please update us on that initiative?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is the value of the income assistance allowance just constant from year to year, without any reflection of inflation? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I understand correctly, there is no departmental standard for assessing the results of this experiment. This is simply for each school to develop its own measures and report those whenever they are required. Is that correct? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am looking forward to seeing the immigration strategy. Will it answer my questions about how we are going to get more immigrants to fill our skilled job positions? Thank you.