Thank you, Madam Chair. Let me just say that the Status of Women Council is not an NGO. It is a statutory organization through our government. It differs from an NGO, Madam Chair. We

recognize it as such and we do include in here an amount of $15,000 for forced growth increases for the Status of Women that is primarily, if not totally, salaries and benefits.

Madam Chair, I might also explain, while the Native Women's Association is not a statutory creation by the GNWT, its mandate is very similar to the Status of Women Council, and we have given it the same benefits because of its mandate. As Members may recall, in 2005 we did a review of our funding for various organizations and did come up with two categories; one being those that are statutory creations of the government and those that are clearly NGOs. In the case of the Status of Women and the Native Women's Association, we recognize them in that sense and do provide for forced growth increases. Thank you.