In the Legislative Assembly on March 24th, 1994. See this topic in context.

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Tony Whitford

Tony Whitford Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to direct a question to the Minister responsible for Education. It's

based on the same line of questioning that my friend, Mr. Allooloo, was leading up to yesterday. It deals with students who require some particular type of education that's not readily available in the Northwest Territories. I recognize the fact that we do have a good education system that goes from K to 12, that's comparable to anywhere else, but there are students who excel in some areas such as music, dancing and sports, who require extra training that they can't get here in the north because we don't have the facilities and are required to go south. All of the costs are borne by the parents. I wonder if the Minister, in the research he's going to be doing to answer Mr. Allooloo's question, would also have a look at those kinds of special needs students, so the parents can receive some assistance to help their children receive the special education they would need to be better citizens?

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Education, Mr. Nerysoo.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I will indicate to the honourable Member that those long-term investment issues are under consideration and discussion in the discussion paper, Towards a Strategy to the Year 2010, and they can certainly be considered. However, I do want to raise one point with the honourable Member. The concerns that you have raised are of special concern. I don't want to be critical of the honourable Member for Amittuq, but the honourable Member raised a concern more specifically about parents making a choice of sending their students outside of the territories for secondary schooling, and not for special situations like the honourable Member has raised.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho...Has it expired? Oh, I'm sorry, time has expired for oral questions. I thought we had two minutes left. Unfortunately, that is the current time, Mr. Gargan.

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

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March 23rd, 1994

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

I thought the same thing. Item 6, written questions. Item 7, returns to written questions. Item 8, replies to opening address. Item 9, petitions. Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.