Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we fund the language communities in the Northwest Territories directly with substantial funding so they can look at how to strategize, the most effective way to handle the payment and usage of that funding. What is, of course, in consideration by us is the Special Committee on Languages. We want to ensure that once the language report is issued by that committee, we can take into consideration how to approach language development from here.

We are proposing $919,000, Mr. Chairman, to address certain specific areas but I think it is important for us to ensure that we take into consideration that extensive work is being done by the special committee. I think we would count on the special committee coming forward with some recommendations that would play well into the whole program because they are developing the expertise in this area. Thank you.