Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Antoine. Mr. Speaker, the statistics for the Northwest Territories tell us there are a high number of drownings in the North every year. Most of our communities are situated by bodies of water, and there is a great percentage of people in our communities who do not know how to swim.
I am also aware that historically, this government has had a swimming program that provided funds, an above ground swimming pool program and assistance for operations and maintenance and swimming instructors.
Can the Minister tell me if this program is still available, and if there are other programs geared towards swimming pools in the North? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.