Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, divisional education councils and district education authorities across the territories have expressed concern to me about the level of funding to deliver programs. There is no question in the Northwest Territories right now that we have a difficult situation with probably the highest pupil/teacher ratio in Canada. As all Members in this House know, we have no new sources of revenue and therefore, we do not see any way in which to increase funding for councils to deliver their programs. One spot of good news in this year's budget, Mr. Speaker, is that we have found a way to include enough money in the budget for schools, so that the pupil/teacher ratio will not be expected to rise next year. We will be able to carry on with approximately the same pupil/teacher ratio as before. The Member asked if I will be able to respond to the documents he tabled in the House, I certainly will have a look at those and respond directly to the Member. At this point, we do not have any extra money to put into the budget. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 462-13(5): Education Funding In The Baffin Region
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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February 26th, 1998
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