Thank you, Minister Dent. Mr. Braden.

Okay. Thank you. I guess I still don't fully appreciate the cause for almost a 30 percent jump over the course of two years. Was the percentage...Okay, it's a negotiated percentage of the salary dollars paid. Did the percentage change? Have be renegotiated something here, Mr. Chairman?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Minister Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm advised that in the last round of negotiations, the percentage did change, and that would account for...Oh, I'm sorry. The previous round it did change, so part of this, apparently, could be reflected in that amount or in that percentage.

Thank you, Minister Dent. Mr. Braden.

At the risk of going into straying into negotiating territory here, how much did we negotiate the percentage up then?

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Minister Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm afraid we don't have that information with us right now. We can confirm. We think it's in the area of 2.25 percent; or it went from 2.25 up to three, but we can confirm that and make sure that we get that information back to members of committee.

Thank you, Minister Dent. Mr. Braden.

If those numbers hold, then, that would explain, because that is about a 30 percent increment that we allowed for an increase, then, by my numbers. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. We are on page 9-19. Mr. Pokiak.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have a quick question in regard to...Oh, I'm sorry; on the next page, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Committee, 9-18, and then 9-19, activity summary, education and culture, grants and contributions, grants, $52,000, contributions. Any questions?

Agreed. Now we're on 9-20, and we're going to Mr. Pokiak. Page 9-20, Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have a question in regard to the community library services. I know last year when we had the Youth Parliament here, my little friend there, Shalene Lundrigan, indicated to the Members here that the Mangilaluk School doesn't have a library. So I'm just wondering, can that fit under this program with the renovations coming up for Mangilaluk School? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The renovations to the school will, I believe, make sure that the school library is open. But this money is an ongoing operations contribution to those that are in operation already. As you can see, last year we were able to allocate some extra money. We are continuing to look for extra money, but we don't show any growth in the program this year. We are managing to carry on with the expansion that we funded last year, and I'm hoping that we will soon be able to expand even further. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Dent. Mr. Pokiak.

Yes, thank you for that information, Mr. Minister. I'm just wondering, I want to go down to education authority contributions. I'd just like to ask the Minister, I know that the operation for the school programs is based on numbers. I just want to ask the Minister...There's been a number of families moving out of Tuk because the parents are taking on Arctic College. Does that enrolment the numbers for the Mangilaluk School? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Minister Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If the children were present in the school for the month of September, then the answer to that question is, yes, it could impact on the schools. Funding is calculated according to how many students are in a school on a specific date.

Having said that, in the funding year, if the school winds up with a sudden increase in student population, we do try and accommodate that, but it has be over a threshold I believe that is an eight percent threshold. So if a school sees an increase that is eight percent more than what was expected, we will find a way to accommodate that money and help them out.

Thank you, Minister Dent. Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just one last comment. It's too bad that that happens because we are trying to keep our enrolment back home in our community. It's unfortunate that we have a place like Arctic College in Tuk and that's something I would like to pursue down the road. Again, thanks for the information. I sort of felt that that was the reason why, but I hope the numbers can come back after the parents move back to Tuk. Thank you.