Thank you, Mr. Speaker. According to a cooperation agreement signed between the Government of the Northwest Territories and the federal government, January 5, 2000, funding for the year 2000-2001 for aboriginal languages was agreed to $1.9 million. For French language, it was $1.6 million. If you break that down to individuals, there is approximately 20,000 aboriginal people and approximately 1,000 French people. If you break the funding down, you have approximately $1,600 per francophone and $100 per aboriginal.

I am just wondering, Mr. Speaker, what is the real need here? Is it the $1,600 per francophone? Is that the real need for language to be preserved and enhanced or is it $100?