Mr. Chairman, the Member is right. Our Bureau of Statistics does look after our statistics. This position should have no impact on the work we're doing on the census numbers. It has no involvement at all in that. That one is being handled quite well. The position is one that we'll work on the social indicators project. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There have been lots of discussions about the fact that this government has not moved quickly enough with the implementation of the social agenda. So could I get information as to exactly what aspect of the social agenda this division was handling, and what sort of delay we're talking about? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Handley.

Mr. Chairman, this task collects a lot of good information on the social wellbeing of our population in the Northwest Territories. We already collect a lot of that information. This was an enhancement to the work we're doing. So it covers all areas of social wellbeing. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Bureau of Statistics, not previously authorized, negative $13,000.

Total department, negative $106,000.

Page 10, Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, negative $115,000. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, under the reduction of $115,000 under the directorate, there is a reduction of $30,000 to reduce fees and payments. May I ask the Minister as to what sort of fees and payments this might involve?

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Handley.

Mr. Chairman, these fees and payments are within the directorate. They would be for Xerox machines, telephones, whatever other primarily office equipment they would have. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Ms. Lee.

I just think it's interesting, because I would not have run into fees and payments before. So once again, Mr. Chairman, we're looking at figures without any additional information or any sort of accompanying or parallel information that could allow us to make a proper comparison about what percentage this reduction constitutes in an overall original budget, for at least this spending item. How much money was budgeted for fees and payments and supplies and purchased services and all that in the first place? Could the Minister provide me as to what was originally planned under this section?

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Handley.

Mr. Chairman, as I've said before, I don't have the detail of what the original budget is for each activity within each department. Members would have to go back to their business plans and main estimates to get that. Again, I'll say that we have the deputy ministers, we pay them well, they're good people, they make decisions for us, we ask them to take their controllable expenditures: five or 10 percent. They make their own decisions on where they can best find the 10 percent and staff manage the department effectively. So you won't find it in exactly the same category for each department. Each deputy will do it in a way that best fits their department and their priorities. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to point out once again that we are making a reduction of $115,000 out of the directorate. This is a reduction. If this is 10 percent of something, that's $1 million in a budget out of the directorate. It's hard to imagine that we might be talking about such a big number in one section out of one government department, such as we could reduce $115,000 with minimal impact. Can I get the Minister... We're on the directorate. I don't have further questions on that item until the next one. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Handley.

Mr. Chairman, there was no question there that the Member indicated to that item.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Directorate, not previously authorized, negative $115,000.

Community financial services, not previously authorized, negative $55,000. Ms. Lee.