To follow up on the Minister's comments, Mr. Chairman, the Minister has tried to respond to the remarks that I made. He did not really answer me in terms of what the department's plans are in regards to Teacher Education Programs. Particularly the one that is attracting international interest, like the one that they had in Rae-Edzo.

In the Minister's opening remarks, as I indicated in my statement, he did not outline anything in the department's plan to continue with this program in the near future. Does the department have a long term plan in this area? That is my first question.

The other area that the Minister did not really touch on, is in regards to bussing. With regards to bussing, the department has said that they would be requiring additional funding to implement the whole thing, based on the guidelines that are within the policy. The Minister did not really indicate what the department is doing in that regard.

Getting back to the Northern Leaders' Program, if the department is going to eliminate this funding, what alternatives has the department looked at to cover the intent of this program? The intent of the program was to train people in the management and administration of land claims. What alternatives is the department going to pursue if they are going to eliminate the funding for this program?