Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe it is imperative that communities, especially aboriginal communities, play a very active role in this study and report because of the problem I have had to deal with in this House in the last three years, especially dealing with the problems and concerns I have in my riding, which seem to be making a lot of headlines lately. I would like to ask the Minister exactly how does he see the involvement of these groups in this initiative and will they be actively involved in it?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I heard the Minister say they will be actively involved. Will there be a public consultation process where there will be workshops in all communities, in the regions, so that you do have access to all outlining communities, and this initiative does not only become a Yellowknife initiative?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, everyone is treated the same under our Student Financial Assistance Program. A prospective student applies using the forms which are provided by the department. They fill out the forms, and return them to the department and the level of support is then assessed according to the responses from the student. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is important to point out that the name of the program is Student Financial Assistance. It was not intended to be a program that provides 100 percent of the costs to students. It is recognized that students must also rely on their friends and family and on finding part-time work when they are not in school. The program could not afford to cover 100 percent of the cost for all of the applicants for Student Financial Assistance in the territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to note that most students travel to take their education. Not all students travel just to Yellowknife, but a considerable number travel to Fort Smith, Inuvik, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit, and Cambridge Bay, the regional centres, in order to take their training in northern colleges. Other students travel across Canada to attend university and southern colleges. The program is the same for all students in the Northwest Territories, and the students themselves will have to determine when they need to apply for additional assistance. We do offer programs such as needs-assessed loans, which the student can, after they have used up their grants, apply for. As the name would suggest, that is based on an assessment of the student's needs. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.