Mr. Speaker, I want to advise the honourable Member that we are as concerned on this side of the House as the honourable Member is with regard to the delivery of programs in aboriginal languages. What we are trying to address in one component of the work that has been done by Avery Cooper Management Consultants of Yellowknife is the issue of training. The honourable Member raises one other component and that is language development. Irrespective of who, in the end, is responsible, the fact is with the modernization of our aboriginal languages, whether it is Inuktitut, Gwich'in Dogrib or whatever, there is a need for those people who are involved in the languages area to be involved in the development of the language, whether they are educators, interpreter/translators or whether they are involved in the Inuit Cultural Institute, the Dene Cultural Institute, the Gwich'in Social and Culture Institute, et cetera. The development of the language has to be based on a holistic approach. It can't be integrated simply into categories. The issue is language development has to be approached in the context of those people who are using the language and those who speak it.

We are concerned about the issue. I appreciate the concern the Member has raised. The review and work we are doing collectively is not intended in any way to reduce the commitment to program delivery or service delivery, but rather to rationalize and improve the services that are offered. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.