I favour the mission statement about effectiveness and economy. I hope it doesn't only deal with this government, but also the communities that are affected by the delivery of schools in the regions. The only way to get to Simpson is to drive or if you charter. There is a difference for the people from Providence who can drive to Hay River in half the time. There is also a scheduled air service from Providence, at $80 a trip, to go to Hay River on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There are also scheduled bus services every other day. We also have a river system.
I would like to say that I hope the Minister will respond to the issues that I have brought up. When Mr. Pollard used to be the chairman of the Finance Committee, we used to have a scale on which we listed all the communities and constituencies, and the amounts of money going into the constituencies. That gave us a pretty good picture of what is happening. The way it is now, all the Members have to look at are the allocations made in the various regions to determine what communities get what. As far as I'm concerned, my communities have been put on the back burner even though the urgency is greater.
They changed the Elizabeth Ward to an elementary school now. I would like to see something, even the Finance Committee, to put their mission statement into effect and work on that basis. I certainly don't see that happening.