Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the special CEC meeting held on February 18, Mr. Rob Anderson informed Chesterfield Inlet that Victor Sammurtok School would be reduced from five teacher positions to four, and that the number of classroom assistants would be reduced from 2.0 to 1.5, due to fiscal restraint being imposed on the approved budget.

In reviewing the funding formula as issued by the Department of Education, Chesterfield Inlet discovered that, based on 83 students, the enrolment in Victor Sammurtok School as of September 30, 1991, the community is entitled to 4.37 teachers based on the ratio of one teacher to 19 students. Chesterfield Inlet is further entitled under formula funding to .5 student support teachers. This adds up to a total of 4.87 teachers which should be rounded, according to common department practice, to 5.0 teachers, not the 4.0 that the community were told they would have.

Mr. Speaker, because of the time allotted, I will be pursuing this further with the Department of Education during the question period. Welcome back to the House, Mr. Minister.