Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's not a policy of Education, Culture and Employment to run schools over their stated capacity. What we do is allow our local boards to make decisions about where they place students, and that's entirely up to the boards as long as they live within the health and safety regulations. So we have a stipulated capacity. That isn't the absolute, safe capacity for having people in them or in the building. That sort of capacity would be set by the fire marshal. But as long as they live within those safety regulations, they can operate at a higher level of occupancy than what we say is the capacity of the building.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister mentioned about capacity on fire regulations. How does that capacity of the fire regulations compare to the enrolment of the schools in Yellowknife as it reflects to safety, Fire Code and potential legal concerns? Is he investigating these comparisons and having a full examination of this? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The owners of the buildings are expected to follow the relevant building codes and fire codes. When the buildings are constructed they're built to our standards. Our standards are such that we know that the building is not going to come anywhere near the rated capacity for safety and they're also inspected by the plant, inspected by fire inspectors and the buildings themselves are inspected regularly by the fire departments and fire inspectors. Thanks.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It should be noted both school boards, both, have, according to the Minister's numbers, have a slight over capacity, but the facts are the facts. So what is the Minister doing to ensure that responsible action is taken that safety is of the utmost importance and that, therefore, there is no cause of concern when you compare capacity levels that the schools have both shown that they are over and the fact that we have safe schools to attend? So what is he doing to ensure that safety is being put first? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Maybe the Member wasn't listening. I said there is no safety problem. That's determined by the capacity of the building and by the fire marshal and that's not an issue. The buildings are rated for a certain number of students. That's not rated on safety issues. That's rated on what the department feels is good practice in terms of space for educating students. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Final supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Then I would challenge the Minister to provide that information and show that we have fire marshal information to prove that we are running these facilities safely. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm satisfied that the safety of students in our system is ensured by the way in which the schools are administered. If the Member has a concern, I invite him to investigate with the office of the fire marshal so he gets some understanding of how that office undertakes its job.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Oral questions. The honourable Member from the Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.