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.