Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Under the Criminal Code of Canada, can the Minister indicate whether there is a Corrections Act of Canada, which also looks after the Young Offenders Act? Thank you.

Mr. Kakfwi.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister indicated the Criminal Code of Canada, or the Criminal Code Act, deals with offences with regard to relations of young offenders under the act with respect to sentences. I recognize this particular act looks after the sentencing of young offenders. With respect to the Corrections Act of Canada, adult offenders are often sentenced under that particular area. Is the Minister stating the Corrections Act only applies to adult offenders, or is there a sub-section that looks after the Young Offenders Act to look after young offenders? Thank you.

Mr. Kakfwi.

Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Speaker, the Minister did not know on Friday that there was not a Canada Corrections Act, probably until after the two Members got together to follow up on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister, is there not a component under the Corrections Act of Canada that has the Young Offenders Act which looks after young offenders with regard to sentencing? Thank you.

Mr. Kakfwi.

There appears to have been a number of very technical questions which have been asked during this particular oral question period. I would like to ask Members to consider using written questions for those more technical questions so we do not take up much of the time during oral questions where other Members might have questions which they might ask. I would ask Members to consider that. Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Lewis.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There has been some media attention over the last few weeks regarding the health billing charges and the dispute between this government and the federal government. My question is for the Minister of Education. Since education in the western Arctic has been a territorial government responsibility for 24 years, and in the eastern Arctic for 23 years, is this program fully funded for status people?

Mr. Nerysoo.

Mr. Speaker, research which has been conducted, so far, and I have asked my department to review this matter again, to date there have been no indications on file in all the documentation we have searched, including the national archives, of any funding or transfer agreements on the matter of education. As such, there may be, in fact, no clear indication on the part of the Government of Canada that they have, in fact, transferred any money for status Indians to the Northwest Territories.

Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

Is it the position of the government, since there is no indication to the contrary, that the total education program is not fully funded?

Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Until my request for research is completed I cannot necessarily say or suggest to the honourable Member or to the Members of this House that this department is not fully funded. However, from the assessments which we have done so far, since I have become Minister, we are not fully funded for those programs which are presently available to most other status Indians across the country, not to the level that the other jurisdictions are.

Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Ningark.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Programs. The Minister was asked on March 2, when he thought the internal review of the detailed policy would be completed. He advised that the assessments and review would be done by June. After that, there would be public consultation, advice and input on this particular matter, Mr. Speaker. That gives us some sort of an idea. Perhaps I can pin the Minister down to a definite time period. After all the consultation and the review is complete, can the honourable Minister tell the House approximately what month he will have the day care policy in place? Thank you.

Mr. Nerysoo.