Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education with regard to the Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson and his department's refusal to enable them to build a full-size gymnasium, based on the size of the community. As I said in my opening statement, a larger gymnasium at this time would give the region the ability to host the next Arctic Winter Games, since Fort McPherson is the second-largest community in the region.
Basically, it will assist Inuvik to qualify to host the next Arctic Winter Games, having the proper facilities within the region.
A larger gymnasium will encourage students and others to use the facility; giving our children the opportunity to do more things with their time. It will also allow the region to host large regional and territorial events in the region. Would the Minister and his government colleagues actively seek and pursue additional funds to ensure that the Chief Julius School has a full-size gymnasium? Thank you.