Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the project which is currently under way is a joint project that has been funded by the federal government and the Department of Education and their pilot project, the funding for which expires March 31st this year. At this point in time, it looks unlikely that the federal government will be willing to extend their contribution. So it will be difficult to commit to extending the program at this point in time.

However, Mr. Speaker, I think that the department is willing to work with the community to see if we can't find, as we have in the past, other sources of funding to carry on with some projects. There is a problem with having adequate funding for the project in the next year, at this point in time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this Legislature has long said that education is a priority. I hope that the new Members and all of us in this House will continue to say that education is a priority for northerners.

All Members are also aware of the significant financial difficulties that we face in the next little while. I can commit to the Member that the college will, as it has in the past, work with the community to try to identify funding through the private sector that would allow arrangements to have the program continue. I will commit to keeping up the communication with the Member and all the efforts we are taking to that end.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think that, as the Premier said in his statement today, we are going to have to take a look at all options available to us to deal with making sure that services are provided to residents of the North, as economically as possible. We would be interested in seeing a proposal from the communities as to how they would see the program being delivered by them. The answer is yes, we will certainly take a look at any proposal the communities care to give us and if it proves to be economical and affordable, we would certainly be interested in pursuing it. Thank you.