Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to hear that in this area the department is holding the line. More of a comment, Mr. Chairman. In a discussion with an organization here in Yellowknife, the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre has experienced a fairly dramatic erosion over the years in the kind of support the government has been able to put into it. This has especially affected their ability to serve as a territory-wide cultural institution. They have done an amazing job of striking up partnerships.

I would reflect on what the Minister was just saying. We have partnerships with the business community, the private sector and with volunteers. So if our government is pursuing a similar kind of approach with Ottawa, I look forward to the news that we are not only maintaining the status quo, but hopefully we can turn this around because there has been severe erosion of the contributions that these kind of programs make.

I would like to ask a more education oriented question, Mr. Chairman. This focuses on per student funding commitments. My understanding is that funding to schools is based on a per student allocation that is struck at the end of September, based on enrolment at the end of September. Maybe I will stop there and ask for confirmation. Thank you.