In a community you need a lot of cooperation, a lot of coordination to accommodate students with special needs, especially handicapped students. I just want to say that we have to continue to encourage any programs which will enhance the student's ability to go to school, and also to be integrated into community activities. One area that has concerned me --and I've raised it several times over the last four years --is the issue of people who seem to fall between the cracks once they're out of school. It used to be at 18, but I think now the age is 19 or 21. They had special programs for handicapped people going to school who were integrated into the school system. Then, once they ceased to become a student because of age, there was no one else to look after them in this transition period. Hopefully, with the amalgamation of the departments of Health and Social Services, working in conjunction with Education, Culture and Employment, we'll continue to look after these people who are severely handicapped.

One other area that was raised by Yellowknife District No. 1 was the area of funding and ensuring that the department and the different boards work out proper formulas. I know it's in here, that there are qualifications to how much money there is and there are limitations because of the fiscal positions of the government. But if we are making it permissive, then there has to be a mechanism so that things can be worked out satisfactorily for the people we are trying to include under this category. Those are some comments I wanted to make. Thank you.