Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand that this is the final budget that our deputy minister in this area will be doing as he will be leaving the government after a long period of service. I wanted to indicate the appreciation I know a lot of us feel for Mr. Lovely's long employment.
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Mr. Chairman, I know he has been around a long time. I first met him, I believe it was '72 or '70, thereabouts, when we were with the Arctic Winter Games Volleyball Team. It seems like a long time ago. He has been with the government ever since. I would like to wish him all the best in his future endeavours and once again, I would just like to thank him for all the service that he has put in.
Mr. Chairman, one of the things that I wanted to comment on is the community maintenance agreements. The Minister had indicated that there are ten maintenance agreements operational in communities and there are discussions in 19 more. Are these maintenance agreements, such as community empowerment, where communities are taking over the implementation of these services? Also, what I wanted to know is if there is any additional training involved to ensure that the process works smoothly after the take over? I noticed that the department is working with MACA to ensure this, but I was wondering if we could get some further explanation on how this is being done? Thank you.