Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I would like to refer to the mission statement made by the Standing Committee on Legislation... It is a very good statement, and I would hope that the standing committee is looking at that while they do all the reviews of their allocations. But, Mr. Chairman, I have noticed quite obviously that if I look at the allocation, it seems to me that there doesn't seem to be a fair distribution.
One thing I wanted to mention is that on December 11, 1993, there was a motion passed with regard to recommending that the Minister of Education include an adult education centre for the Hay River Reserve when developing the department's five-year capital plan. I don't know whether the Standing Committee on Finance also looks at these when they're doing their stuff, but this was moved by Mr. Antoine and seconded by myself.
The other is with regard to a motion regarding a small school for Kakisa. Again, this one was moved by Mr. Lewis and seconded by myself. If I look at the allocation, I expressed on numerous occasions about the need for the adult education centre in Fort Providence to be enlarged.
Mr. Chairman, we have, I think, 12 students going to school in Fort Providence in a very small building, and I see that there is going to be some money available for the planning of it for 1994...Oh, that's the wrong one. That's the one for Fort Simpson. It's too early to be mine. In 1996-97, that's a few years down the line yet. But there is a difference. In Fort Simpson, I guess they're getting theirs a year earlier. Not only that, they also got something like over $4 million spent this year on Bompas Hall, and they plan to spend over $3 million on Thomas Simpson School. In Fort Simpson, Mr. Chairman, I would like to say that the school in Fort Simpson was built after the school that was built in Fort Providence. I should know, I was going to school in Fort Providence while they were still constructing the Point Hall and Bompas Hall at the Thomas Simpson School. So, I can safely say that the school in Fort Providence is about four years older than the school in Fort Simpson, where they are doing renovations and construction.
I would like to say that this mission statement sounds really great, but if the Members aren't going to live up to the statement, it is hardly worth the paper it is written on. Of course, I would like to say that we had two motions supported by the Assembly and nothing has been done about them. I would like to know if, in fact, anything is going to be done about it?
The other thing, Mr. Chairman, is I have been talking about getting a student residence in Fort Providence. I have made motions to that effect on numerous occasions and they haven't been acted on. I hope it is going to be acted on. Since being elected in 1983, I have tried to get something done. I've asked for reasons it hasn't been. Fort Providence is the second-highest fur harvesting community. A lot of people go out, but they do it on the weekends and while their children are going to school. It could probably be the highest fur harvesting community if parents were allowed to have their students stay in a student residence. I have said that for 11 years, Mr. Chairman, and I'm not going to stop saying it, either.
The other thing is, we have a situation in Fort Simpson where a lot of students are home boarding because there isn't enough space. I would like to ask the Minister whether or not he would be able to support the community of Fort Providence or give the option to the community of Fort Providence of sending their children to high school in Hay River.