Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, the Honourable Jake Ootes.

In the last couple of days, many concerns have been raised about student financial assistance. I would like to bring forward a concern that has been brought to my attention.

I understand students currently attending post-secondary education outside of the community are funded for travel, but only for travel at the start of the year and at the end of the year. However, if a student wants to use this funding at a different time, the student must receive approval from the Minister.

Given there are hundreds of students from the Northwest Territories attending post-secondary education, I would think evaluating student requests to transfer travel entitlement would take a great deal of the department's time, that could probably be spent elsewhere. Would the Minister consider changing this regulation? Thank you.