Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, is that $3.16 million increase in those three areas or is there something else in that? Because I look at the student grants, it's at $13.25 million, and then I look at student financial assistance on the other page, it's $16.419 million. I'm very happy if the northern grants are going up by $3.16 million or is there other money that… Because there's a difference between what's on the grants and what's on the financial assistance. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I think I'm even more confused now. 37.5 is full-time part-time? Is it an eight-hour day or is it a 7.5-hour day? Because if it's an eight-hour day, is it 40 hours a week; if it's 37.5, that means it's a 7.5-hour day. I guess just to clarify what the Minister meant by that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that clarification. Regarding student financial assistance and student grants, there's a difference of about $3.1 million. What's the difference in that? Is there something... Again, it's kind of confusing so I'm trying to figure out what the difference is between your financial assistance for the program detail and then the expenditure category? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With part-time, what is that? Is that 20 hours a week? What are the hours of employment during this time? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that. When is the scan going to be completed? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think I'll actually wait until page 107 with this question here. I thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. I understand that you do it every year; you look at it every year. I honestly believe this government needs to have a policy especially in this area here because it just seems to be willy-nilly. I mean we talk about 2015 was a 20 per cent increase issue there was nothing. I understand what the Minister's saying: you guys are going to go out there and look, but in reality I think we need to have a policy in place that says that we're looking at increasing it every year, cost of index, because we're talking about people who live...

I'd like to report progress please.

Thank you, Deputy Minister Stewart, for that answer. It clarifies a lot. There is some security for the communities or the regional boards presently, so I thank him for that. I notice that we've had a teacher increase of 10 positions throughout. Is that just based on the student-teacher ratio and the influx on that?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and I thank the Minister for his answer. Again, it is a concern; know where the detachment is; it's in Fort Simpson. The two people, two RCMP members, that are supposed to represent Wrigley, live in Fort Simpson. I understand where they are. I know who these individuals are, and they do a great job. Don't get me wrong; they're doing a great job. However, there are concerns within the communities that the service is not being provided. Can the Minister work with me to get the detachment to work with some of the elders in the community so they can hear the concerns and...