No, Madam Speaker. I think the honourable Member is asking for a formula without considering all the other funding arrangements that are available to the people of the Northwest Territories. You cannot deal with special needs in isolation of federal funding for Brighter Futures. You can't deal with special needs funding without addressing the whole issue of Head Start. These are all part of the funding arrangements, which have to be part of an overall response.

My honourable colleagues knows that the one region in the Northwest Territories that has taken a very positive approach to using Brighter Futures funding for educational reasons is the Baffin region. It is the only one. They are getting very good results from it. None of the aboriginal leaders in the north, other than from that region, have considered that. It is very important.