Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My written question is to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

In 2003, the Aurora Research Institute convened a workshop on social and cultural issues in the Northwest Territories. Participants included representatives from all the regions in the Northwest Territories, including both governments and community groups. Some southern Canadian-based researchers who had experience in the social and cultural research in the NWT were invited, as were members of the three Canadian research funding agencies. The research addressed the following questions: How does research conducted in the Northwest Territories meet the needs of NWT residents? How can northerners participate in and include research in the communities? How can northern capacity for conducting social and cultural issues be enhanced and how can northern and southern researchers work together respectively and productively?