Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Do I understand correctly that the actual language fund money -- we had a debate yesterday about whether it is going to be cut ten per cent or not -- as opposed to the policies and coordination of those policies, still resides within the Minister's department? If so, could I ask where those funds are held?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the financial resources are still within our department and I believe they show up on page 16-34 and 16-35, and also under culture.

Thank you. Mr. Patterson.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I may be taking us a step backwards, but I would like to ask the Minister about the administration of the child care budget now that I have been briefed on the answers he previously gave. Now that this budget will be administered through his department with its great physical presence throughout the regions of the Northwest Territories, is the Minister prepared to move in the direction of providing better access to community groups at the regional level to the program officers who are making decisions about these day care funds? I think the Minister may well appreciate that it has been a great frustration to community groups from Iqaluit, let alone places like Pond Inlet or Pangnirtung, to have to deal with a well-intentioned, but very distant, bureaucracy in headquarters in Social Services in Yellowknife. It has been extremely frustrating for the staff and for community groups, especially from those distant regions, geographically as well as through language barriers, et cetera, to simply make applications, receive approvals and get cheques. Now that this responsibility is within the department, it has a presence in all regions. Is the Minister open to considering a more decentralized approach whereby groups could access this program through their regional headquarters? I think that would be a vast improvement and eliminate a great deal of frustrations quite apart from revisions to policy. I am just talking about operating the program within the present parameters. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Mr. Chairman, short answer, yes.

Thank you. Details of grants and contributions. Contributions, $159.917 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Thank you. Grants and contributions, $172.484 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

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Arctic College

Thank you. Arctic College is on page 16-25, $5.562 million. Agreed? Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the Minister's comment that the target for decentralization is July 1, 1994. This is a major shift of resources and responsibilities. Can I ask the Minister what developments will take place in the coming fiscal year to prepare for this finalization of the decentralization in the following fiscal year? Will there be some steps taken this year, and is there a plan in place to achieve this end?

Mr. Minister.

Mr. Chairman, the financial staff to the two new colleges will, hopefully, be moved August of 1993. It is our plan to address the matter of office and accommodation requirements for this summer so they will be ready for the completion of that transfer July 1, 1994.

Thank you. Total Arctic College, $5.562 million. Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Chairman, have the office and accommodation requirements been identified so far in the planning process which has been undertaken to date?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That work is being done right now.

Thank you. Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Chairman, will the Minister of Education commit to working with his colleague, the Minister of Public Works, to ensure local firms and development corporations in the region will be given every opportunity to take advantage of meeting any additional requirements which may be identified for staff and office accommodations?

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you. That work is now being done between the Minister of Personnel and myself, along with Arctic College and the Minister of Public Works.

Thank you. Total Arctic College, $5.562 million. Mr. Patterson.