Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just to point out the concerns at times with approving numbers that are put before us, we are looking at $66 million total for advanced education, culture and careers, which includes grants and contributions, compensation benefits, and other expenses.
Then when we look at program details, we are looking at $58.6 million, and then when we look at grants and contributions, we are looking at another $34 million. It is rather confusing to try to line those numbers up with what we are being asked to approve in the total operations and expense.
I heard the Minister earlier state that this is an area that we need to take up with the Minister responsible for Financial Management Board Secretariat. I think at some point, I do not know if it is by recommendation or by motion in committee of the whole regarding the whole budget document, because there are a number of areas that are like this that are inconsistent throughout the document, which is hard to balance. If you were not somebody who got the back-up details, residents of the Northwest Territories getting this information would not be able to reconcile that. It would be very difficult.
So I do not think that it would be appropriate just for one department, but I do not know if there is a process near the end of this. I will seek information from others as we go through this process, when this might be the appropriate time to take it up. It has been brought up a number of times before. I think we need to start to clarify that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.