Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am a fan of life-long learning, so I enjoy seeing people getting back into school and continuing on with their education, but the simple fact is we don't have unlimited funds. That was one of the reasons the limits were put there. Even if we were to take away the "in your lifetime" sentence, still right now we tie the amount of contributions to the years of schooling. So there is one semester of funding for every year of schooling, which means that maximum for somebody who has been schooled in the Northwest Territories for 12 years is 12 semesters, or typically to a master's degree if they go through in consecutive years.

I point out, Mr. Speaker, that we do have very, very good scholarship programs available, particularly for those who are taking master's in Ph.D. programs; $5,000 and $10,000 per year. So we do have other ways that we support students who are following up on post-secondary education. But to do what the Member is asking, which is to provide even more grants than the 12 semesters that we provide for right now, would take a significant increase in funding. As the Member will be aware, that is a bit of a challenge. As we have more funding available, I would be happy to review the regulations and look towards changing that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.