Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion on extended adjournment today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Braden, you may proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Item 16, motions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 6.

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 6, oral questions. Are there any nays? There are no nays, Mr. Krutko. You may return to item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Education. It is in regard to the Arctic College board. As we all know, there is a board in place to look at issues involving Arctic College and education and the development of the residents of the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I believe the college board has been meeting, but not with a full quorum. I, for one, feel that we have to seriously ensure that all people of the North are represented on this board because this matter does have an effect on the ability of our colleges to ensure that their issues are being raised and that the residents of the North are being ensured that their voices are being heard. I would like to ask the Minister, when will he ensure that they have a full compliance by having all the seats of this board filled?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are working on this as we speak. There were a number of nominations that had come in and there were, as Members know, a lot of matters to take care of for the past two and a half weeks, but we are working on it at the moment. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stated, the board has been conducting meetings without a full quorum. I have been getting complaints from my riding, especially concerning the Arctic College program in Inuvik where we are looking at the possibility of doing a bunch of work on that college. I would like to ask the Minister again if he has a date for when we will have the full board?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Mr. Speaker, some further work has to be done on this and I cannot commit whether it will be tomorrow or early next week, but I am working on it and we will work on it very expeditiously. It has been on my desk to address. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I feel that we have to ensure that all residents are being heard on this board. Will the Minister meet with the board to ensure that the communities or the regions who are not represented, that they do have the opportunity to have their issues dealt with and raised? I do not feel it is fair that this board is meeting and making decisions that will affect all the different colleges in the North. Will he do that?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not sure what the exact date of the next board meeting is, but I will ensure that we address this issue as quickly as possible and that the board is made aware of the concern that representation needs to be there and so it should be. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Ootes. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, could the Minister commit to make sure that there is movement on this area and also keep the Beaufort Arctic College Board informed, along with myself and the other Members who are affected, so that we are made aware that these appointments are being filled and exactly who is filling those positions, so that we can know who to go to with our concerns regarding who will be on those boards?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Yes, I will do that, Mr. Speaker. I will undertake to ensure everyone is kept up-to-date on it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.