Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My statement today is about the education funding policy regarding the programs that we deliver to the students. My statement is more in regard to the student financial assistance and the programs and services this government offers. I would like to bring to the attention of the Minister and this government that these programs in no way should put individuals and students in a financial burden with Revenue Canada and all the taxes that a lot of our students end up paying after returning home. Mr. Speaker, I will use an individual for an example who went for her bachelor degree of education, an area that this government is striving for to ensure that our teachers have their certification in the classrooms. She attended school for three years in Saskatoon and received her bachelors degree in education, then returned home to Aklavik. In the meantime, she received a bill from Revenue Canada in the area of, I believe, $20,000 for taxes that she had to pay back because of loans that she received from this government.

Mr. Speaker, I do not think it is appropriate for our students, who we entice to go off and get their education, get their degrees, come home and fill those positions for the long-term residents of the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I think it is critical that when we do implement funding policies, programs and services, that we also consider the financial implications that may come with those different programs and services. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will be asking the Minister of Education questions on this matter.