Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not have the audit conclusions with me. I would be happy to share that with the Member. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Supplementary, Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for clarification, will the Minister commit to tabling the entire audit in this House? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The honourable Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will take that as notice. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. The Minister has taken the question as notice. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I noted in my statement earlier today, the National Research Council's Canadian Construction Materials Centre has certified a wall panel system manufactured by a Yellowknife company, Energy Wall and Building Products Limited. This means the product can be used in construction projects financed by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Mortgage Insurance Program.

Now that this product has received this certification, and this is a requirement for use by the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, I would like to direct a question to the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation. Would the Minister consider changing the method of tendering for building packages financed by the Housing Corporation from conventional framing methods to this pre-engineered wall panel system, now that it has been approved by the national authorities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to advise the Member for Great Slave that Energy Wall requested we consider their product, which was approved by the CMHC, but at this time, Mr. Speaker, we only consider it for block-funded communities, as well as EPAD clients, would qualify under the home ownership programs.

Mr. Speaker, there is more consideration given to this new concept, which we are presently evaluating. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue is that we now have a viable northern product. With the corporation's ability to finance projects in the North, I am seeking a clearer intent by the corporation to actively incorporate this system into its tender packages. Can the Minister confirm that is the intention of the corporation? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have evaluated the tendering process as it applies to this particular product. Again, we see it being treated no differently than the normal, conventional tendering process. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to confirm, is the Minister committing that this new construction method will be considered and written into the specifications for the corporation's tender calls? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I thought I had already confirmed my answer. It will be put under consideration and be part of the conventional tendering process. I have received the necessary information. We feel we can do that because they do qualify under the BIP policy and also the IMD. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Final supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, further to the corporation's involvement in the construction industry, what efforts might the Housing Corporation undertake to promote this product as a viable alternative for construction across the northern housing and construction industry? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not see us giving them any special preference, although when we talk about marketing northern products into the communities, I feel it will be part of our marketing strategy, allowing the communities to evaluate those products as they come on the market and see if it conforms to their specific community needs. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today goes to the Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. I would like to pursue further the announcement that the payment going to the students will be paid monthly. Mr. Speaker, I am thinking about this, and it does not make sense to me. I think it is just a bad thing for students who have to wait for the cheques and look to see when they are going to get the money, but it also creates extra work for the employees, knowing cheques are deposited manually.

What is the rationale behind this? Could the Minister explain this please?