Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a reply to an oral question asked by Mr. Enuaraq on February 9, 1998. The honourable Member raised a concern regarding 11 students from Pangnirtung. These students are income support recipients in a Northern Skills Development Program sponsored by the community of Pangnirtung. The funding support for Northern Skills Development Programs is generated from the Investing in People Program.

Students enroled in Investing in People Programs are not eligible for student financial assistance. Instead, those students receive full income support, full child day care user subsidy, if needed, and an education productive choice incentive of $ 10 per day.

There are presently two Investing in People Programs offered in Pangnirtung. The first is a Northern Skills Development Program which focuses on healing, life skills and adult upgrading and the other is a Traditional Sewing Skills Program. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.