Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I responded to the Member yesterday, I have asked the college to demonstrate how it intends to meet the costs of program relocation and to provide that information in detail to my office by March 31st. After having that information, I will certainly be prepared to share it with the Member.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that information right now. As I said, the information is to be available to my office by March 31st. Following that date, if the Member wishes to raise the issue in the House, I would be prepared to respond so that it becomes part of the public forum. It has to be remembered that the purpose of these public funds is to provide a regional fairness and balance in the programs that this government or college provides.

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So the reason for the program relocation is to ensure that college programs are available across Nunavut.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the distribution of programs is something that is always under consideration by the colleges and where they are being offered. The goal is to ensure that there is equity of access as much as can be offered across the Northwest Territories. We have a complicating issue, which is our fiscal climate at this point in time. There is no new money. The question of whether or not we are going to add programs in, changing the East/West balance, I can't commit to doing that. I can commit to say we will continue to examine where programs are offered, where they are most needed and where we have the most students who can take advantage of it. We will ensure that we do our best, given today's fiscal climate, to provide reasonable equity of access.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister seems to be implying that people cannot be trained in different regions. In the West, we have courses that are offered in Inuvik that aren't offered in the other two campuses. We have courses that are offered in Fort Smith that are not offered in the other two campuses. The regional balance of programming doesn't necessarily mean that all programs are offered at one campus. We have to be willing to make sure that students can be allowed to attend courses at various places. That will take place.

Added to that, with division taking place, there is tremendous potential for Nunatta Arctic College to pick up on third-party training. The Iqaluit campus is strategically located to maximize the third party paying for extra training opportunities. The college has a good history across the Northwest Territories of seeking out third-party funding to offer courses. I am confident that the Iqaluit campus will not see a dramatic slow-down in the number of courses offered or a dramatic drop-off in students. I am confident that the college will be out there looking for partners to make sure there are still a lot of quality programs offered at that campus. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.