Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The honourable Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are working with industry and looking at the possibility of camp construction for the pipeline. It is called Novel, which is a unique way of converting industrial construction camps into mobile homes after the project is completed. We have had several people from the Mackenzie Valley travel to Calgary and see for themselves exactly how these are constructed. We had, I believe, 32 people throughout the Northwest Territories go through this facility. From what we have heard so far, we have received a pretty positive response. We can look forward to continue working with communities up and down the valley. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Krutko has indicated that 32 people from the Northwest Territories had gone down to Calgary to look at these Novel industrial camps here. I want to ask the Minister when he foresees trailers going into our community. What type of time frame is he looking at for having these trailers come in? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are looking at a time frame of somewhere in 2010 or 2011, but it is all hinging on the pipeline. The pipeline is key. Without a pipeline, we don't have a project. But we are working with the bridge corporation to look at the possibility of putting five units into Fort Providence using this concept. So we are trying it out with regard to first run by using the bridge camp for the bridge construction of the Deh Cho Bridge. We are hoping to use that as the pilot project and see exactly how this unwinds in the Northwest Territories and use those numbers before we decide to proceed forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, I quote the legend George Jones, if these walls could talk. What type of action would the Minister look at in terms of putting units into our communities? The pipeline is a big question right now and 2010 or 2011 is far away. What is the Minister doing in terms of ensuring that standard, quality affordable units are going into our communities in the time being? You have lots of time in five years. I wanted to ask that question. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we do have to provide an in-depth report. We are presently in the process of developing one to look at the whole implementation, and the time frames, and when these are going to be available to communities. I mentioned 2010 or 2011 going forward. I believe it is important that we have to have good planning and also how the conversion is going to take place, where it's going to take place, and exactly which communities these are going to go into.

So we are developing a strategic plan in regard to a business case on how this is going to happen. Again, it all hinges on the pipeline. That's key. So without this pipeline, we don't have a project. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Final short supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you. This is a big if, Mr. Speaker. If the pipeline does not go through, then what? Would the Housing Minister maintain status quo and just continue on with the amount of houses going into communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if that is the case, we're going to continue as we usually do. Right now, we're constructing about 58 houses a year. We're hoping to pick that up to about 100; but still, with the core needs of the Territories, we need something like 2,300 units, and if we wait another 10 years we're looking at 4,000 units. So we have to find a way that's unique to meet our housing challenges. So it is an area we have to be cognizant of, but, again, it's business as usual. We're probably looking at somewhere between 50 and 100 units a year going forward. Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment and it is with regard to the day care program. As I was saying earlier, we really are not discussing enough about the needs of children, and we are very good at passing the buck about it's the parent's responsibility, it's the government's responsibility, the federal government's responsibility, and I would like to say it's a responsibility for all of us. The GNWT has a day care program. We do have people that are working on this program, and we should have the right to expect that these people should be aware of what is available, and where there are communities where children are left with no day care facility or programs at all, the Minister's office has to take responsibility of taking a leadership role and see what they can do and stop passing the buck in that regard. So I would like to know if the Minister has any intention of working on a territorial strategy on a day care program. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I agree with the Member that this government should have a leadership position in the field of early childhood education, and the Member will be happy to know that we do. We have a strategy, and it's been in place for a couple of years now. This government is quite prepared to move forward. We had been working with our partners, the federal government, to try and expand the program with some extra money from them. After hearing the announcements that there was going to be $5 billion to spend, I was excited, like most people in the Northwest Territories, that we were actually going to be able to make a significant change to our programs, and improve them significantly. I've been quite disappointed with the response of the federal government, and the Member will know that I have worked very hard to get Minister Dryden on side so that we can see some of the benefits of the program that's flowing to other parts of Canada that we're not yet seeing. So, yes, this government is prepared to work towards improving the program. We do have a strategy in place, and I am prepared to work with the federal government to try and get some of that money geared for the Northwest Territories.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't know if you've noticed, but I noticed the fact that the Minister kind of slid into GNWT responsibility, but ended the sentence by blaming the whole game to the federal government, and this is what I don't want to hear anymore. Frankly, I don't think there has been enough done by this government to bend the ear of Mr. Dryden, who is not able to see beyond per capita formulas. That's just one little file. I want to know if the Minister has a day care strategy. Does he have any understanding of what programs are available in communities, what funding is available; does he have anybody on the ground looking at what the needs are and figuring out what to do? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I'm aware of what the program offers in terms of supports to new day cares to get started. We offer subsidies. We offer subsidies to parents who want to put their kids into licensed day care spaces. We offer subsidies to operators who provide those day care spaces. I know that we have spaces in almost every community in the Northwest Territories. So, yes, I know that there are 1,400 licensed spaces in the Northwest Territories that are available right now. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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