Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to a question asked by Mr. Nitah and Mr. Delorey on February 25, 2000 on aboriginal education rights and designation of financial assistance funding.
The Government of the Northwest Territories does not receive funding from the Government of Canada specifically earmarked for aboriginal post-secondary students. The Government of the NWT devotes an allocation for programs, but does not specify how much goes to aboriginal post-secondary students. Specifically, the money devoted for the Student Financial Assistance Program does not specify allocations for Dene students, Métis students, Inuit students or non-aboriginal students.
The only education support program administered by the Government of the Northwest Territories in which money is specified for certain aboriginal groups is the University College Entrance Preparation Program, which is actually a federal program. We administer the federal guidelines for the program that allocates grants to status Indian and Inuit students, who require one year or less of academic preparation prior to post-secondary studies. I have several other returns. Would you like me to carry on?