Mr. Chairman, I am not sure which specific school the Member is referring to but, typically in the capital plan, the priorities were set with those projects which were under way, the planning was substantially complete or in the case of a project where a negotiated contract had been approved by the previous government, for instance, those ones carried on. Major construction projects which were under way were carried on. Then the first priority changed to become ... Let me go back to budgeting priorities. The first priority was to complete multi-year projects which were under way and then we went through a ranking of new capital projects. To rank a new capital project, the priorities were first for life, health and safety concerns; the second ranking came to those with space shortfalls; third was for those with program deficiencies; fourth for space upgrades; and, fifth, for building technical upgrades.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, taxation is always a complex issue. There has been, in the past, a study of property taxation and consideration of other alternatives for raising taxes in communities in the North. I have discussed with the Minister of Finance the situation where Yellowknife is treated significantly differently than other communities. It is something that working with the Minister of Finance and other Members of this House, we are going to have to take a look at over the next few years to ensure that people are satisfied that there is fairness and equity in the system. I don't have a short answer for the Member because it isn't the department's responsibility to raise taxes. That would be an overall government initiative, but the issue has been raised and is one we are going to have to look at over the next few years.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In response to Mr. Barnabas, I believe he is referring to the $39.8 million the federal government is offering over four years for training. My understanding is that those funds are available for training people to work in the bureaucracy of Nunavut. In terms of creating a curriculum, the department has already developed a curriculum called lnuuqatigiit, which is complete for kindergarten to grade 9 and in the process of being implemented for grades 10 to 12. That is something that is completely separate from the training fund. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I noticed in the Minister's opening statement yesterday, a comment which I would like to make reference to that they are proposing greater reductions in headquarters and in administration support; reductions of approximately 15 per cent. Significant reductions in staff positions at headquarters will be required to meet this goal. Are these reductions already incorporated into the budget or are these being proposed in future?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The positions are incorporated in this budget.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could the Minister tell me how many staff reductions were involved at headquarters?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. At headquarters, there were 25 person years reduced, 16 of which were vacant positions, four were term positions to March 31, 1996, only five people had to be laid off and two have already been redeployed within the department. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.