Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is no capital available in the interim.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can the Minister inform us, of the plan that has been put forward here, have there been any changes from the five-year capital plan that was there? Were there deferrals from the community and region? Were there changes? I see one project and that is it for the area. Can the Minister provide a little more information in that area? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, there have been some changes in Inuvik for the college campus, the Aurora campus. That was being considered as a P3 project, and the cost of the project was escalating. It was decided that this would not proceed as a P3 project and would instead be put in as a capital project as part of the department down the road.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So the conversion from a P3 to a capital, or from a regular capital project, when did that occur?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, it has just occurred through the budget review process, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When did that decision occur through the process? Was it early on? Maybe we need some more clarification on the actual budget review process. Has it been within the department itself? Just within the time that the letters went out instructing preparation for the interim budget, or has it been during the capital review that was ongoing? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We looked at the P3 review at the time we reviewed all of the capital projects with all of the departments.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Very good. You reviewed it when other departments reviewed it. When was that, 1952, 1999, 2000? May I have a date? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am unclear of the exact number of weeks ago, but it was approximately a month ago.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Hopefully, it was shortly after the fact when the Minister sent me a letter, after I wrote him a letter concerning the P3 project at Aurora Campus. He was going to look into it. Now it is no longer a P3, it has gone to a capital. It is going to be in the plan sometime down the road. I am very concerned with that "sometime down the road". The existing facility is living on borrowed time. I would like to know a little more as to when is "sometime down the road"? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The project was originally considered as a P3. The costs were rising. It rose to about $10.5 million. In light of some recent enrolments, the project may have been larger than what was needed. In the course of reviewing the budgets, the department was directed to review its capital in the P3 projects.

The schedule for the design will be in 2003, and construction in 2004. Our understanding is that it will follow the completion of the Sir Alexander Mackenzie School project.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With the Minister's last response, I have a number of other questions I would like to direct. I might have time a little later. The year 2003-2004, has this been discussed with the people involved with the project, or is this a new initiative? Because I am sure if there were changes in the program, I would have received a number of calls. I know they are very interested in the program and thought things were moving ahead. They were slightly nervous, and justifiably so I see, that this was going to be put back.

Our big concern from the north end of the country is that we are going to be the lonely snow-bunnies to the north while things continue to prosper in the southern part of the Territory. Hopefully, that is not the case.

It is amazing what happens when the coin is flipped. Now that I am sitting on this side of the table, to find out there has been a massive change in direction in this project from the time I was aware of it just a couple of months ago... I will be pursuing this with vigour. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.