Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the second part of the question I would like to rephrase. Could the Minister also assure this House that, in fact, all the money that has been appropriated by this Legislature for schools, for special needs and class size, will in fact be expended in the classrooms and in the schools to the end that it was voted for in this House? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I said, I have just received the budget reports from the DECs and that was the intent, and that is my desire that that money go into that area, Mr. Speaker. From the reports I get we will ensure that that is where it is going. That was the original intent and that is where it should be going. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think there is a bit of a misunderstanding between the Minister and I, and maybe I am not being clear enough. My concern is, in fact, that the Minister and the department in Yellowknife have not allocated the money. The money that lapsed was not because the schools did not spend it, it was because the department never gave it to the schools to spend. I just want to ensure that there is full expenditure of all the funds that have been appropriated and voted on by this Assembly for special needs, for student support and for class size. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it was my recollection that in the first year we allocated approximately $4.3 million, which would include the PTR, students needs and forced growth. That money was expended. We did hand that out. Additionally, this year, we added on to that. There was incremental funding, and the way it works was to ensure that we bring down the PTR from 18:1 to 16:1, and to increase the funding for special needs, student needs, from eight percent to 15 percent. That is taking place, so I am confident that the money that we intended to set out for this purpose is being allocated. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Colleagues, before we proceed on to the next question, I would like to use the Speaker's prerogative and recognize in the gallery a former elected Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of the Central Arctic at the time, Mr. Bill Lyall, and his wife, Jessie.

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Welcome Mr. Lyall, Mrs. Lyall. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services and follows up on my statement today on the need for the Northwest Territories to have an act similar to the Alberta Protection Against Family Violence Act.

Mr. Speaker, since making the commitment in March, has the Minister made herself aware of family violence legislation across Canada, particularly that found in Alberta?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have gathered the legislation from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Manitoba and Ontario. We are right now in the process of reviewing this legislation to see how we might be able to draft something that would be suitable to the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From that response, can I take it that the Minister does agree that the Northwest Territories should have similar legislation and that what they are doing now is deciding what is the best way to introduce it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I believe the Northwest Territories should have family violence legislation, and that is the purpose of our reviewing other provinces and jurisdictions to see what might best be gained from the work that they have done, that we could in turn use in legislation. I also want to note that Lois Moorcroft, the former Cabinet Minister from the Yukon, did speak at the Social Agenda Conference, which was very informative, on ways to address family violence including options for legislation. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am very encouraged by the Minister's responses. Has the Minister, although it sounds like it is in the early days now, at least a tentative timetable for when she might be bringing this sort of legislation forward? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Health and Social Services, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would have to seek to get such a timetable as to how quickly we could move on something like this from the department. I do not have that before me right now, but I will undertake to get it for the Member. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is a discrepancy between the lotteries regulations and the Liquor Act. The direction I have given to my department is to work with both Municipal and Community Affairs and the Department of Justice to give me some options on how we can resolve this discrepancy. The direction has been fairly general, but I have asked them to come forward with options for me. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.