Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I told the House yesterday, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada will be arranging a meeting with the Hon. Diane Finley, the federal Minister responsible for the literacy funding that was cut, next Tuesday. Our intention is to seek from the Minister some understanding of where the Minister is going. We've heard from the federal government that their intention is to fund federal programs, programs across the territorial and provincial boundaries across Canada. But I am hoping to make sure that she hears this, that is that if she is looking at expanding the programming available for aboriginal people that, if it is an on-reserve program, it won't have any impact in the Northwest Territories. I will be ensuring that she is aware that we need to see programs in the North that are not aimed just at reserves. We are hoping that we will hear about the way in which the federal government will be coming back into the field and that we will see some reinvestment in the North. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 115-15(5): Federal Reductions To Literacy Program Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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