Madam Speaker, that issue that we are going to study and consult with school boards, municipalities and other stake holders on, has been around for some time. I think it started with Mr. Morin, myself and Mr. Lewis when we were on the Standing Committee on

Finance, and that there were a number of aboriginal people in the Northwest Territories who objected to the name "tax," particularly when it came down to land taxes because they said we already own the land so why should we be paying taxes on something that we already own.

Again, in 1991, the NWT Association of Municipalities raised this issue and made a motion and said that we should stop levying the education tax. So, on one hand we were being asked to rename the tax, and the Standing Committee on Finance had suggested that we look at a different name for it, and now the Association of Municipalities is saying we should stop that tax. So the reason for the study is to get out there and talk to people about the renaming, about why municipalities want to dispose of the tax. I already know the reason, it's because some of them are losing money on collecting taxes for us, Madam Speaker. So we're going to try to resolve those issues and still maintain those tax dollars that we need to deliver education in the Northwest Territories, partially. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Justice and it has to do with the RCMP policy with respect to visitation rights for prisoners being held in cells within some of our communities who are awaiting court dates or transfers or are sentenced to weekends. I would like to ask the Minister, is there a specific policy that the RCMP has as far as the guidelines for visitors to people in cells? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Supplementary, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I appreciate the fact that the Minister is going to get a copy of the policy. I would like to ask the Minister is he's aware, within this policy, whether the RCMP personnel at the local detachment have flexibility in the guidelines for these prisoners. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. When I meant flexibility, Madam Speaker, I was referring to whether or not the local RCMP had the flexibility to determine which individual family member has the right to visit somebody who is incarcerated. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Ng.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister then, is he aware in this policy if RCMP officers have the authority to suspend visiting privileges for prisoners, and under what circumstances they would have that authority. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Lewis.

Thank you. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Nerysoo.

Thank you. I'm not sure if I promised it. What I did say is I would try to resolve it. However, there are still matters that have not been dealt with. In the case of speech therapy, for instance, we're doing an assessment in the city in providing additional financial resources to the school boards to address that particular matter, along with some of the other special need requirements in the city.

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

Since the Minister did make a commitment to resolve this issue by school opening, and we understand that very often things can't go exactly according to any individual's timetable, I would like to ask the Minister, although some progress has been made, what remains to be done to resolve this issue with the city?

Thank you. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Nerysoo.