Just one quick comment. I note all over this budget we have all kinds of grants and contributions and we seem to make contributions for basically similar purposes but from many different pots of money. So I would think it would make things a little more efficient if we could bring them together and slim the document down a bit. We could probably save a tree. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Just a comment. We’re on page 10-20, activity summary, education and culture, grants and contributions, continued, total contributions, $159.930 million.

Total grants and contributions, $159.982 million.

Moving along to page 10-21, it’s an information item. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Same question. Can we get a breakdown on these positions by way of affirmative actions,P1s, P2s, P3s, and if there is anyone in those positions with a disability. Maybe to save time, if you can do that with all the different activities in this department and that way I don’t have to ask my questions on every second or third page.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Chair. Certainly we can provide the breakdown of P1s, P2s and disability in each category or department. Mahsi.

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. We’re on page 10-21, information item, education and culture, active positions.

Moving along to page 10-23, activity summary, advanced education and careers, operations expenditure summary. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just briefly, under program delivery details, regional management and support, I see in the narrative that the regional offices also provide early childhood program support on behalf of the early childhood and school services division. I’m just wondering what proportion of that support do we know goes to the early childhood program support. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Daniels.

Going to Aurora College, I mentioned earlier, and I’ve mentioned before, the need for programs in Aurora College to train people for sustainable community planners and administrators and financiers and for energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy planning and all the things that go with that. We’re spending a lot of money in those areas and we need that expertise. I’m wondering if the Minister can tell us if they’re working to get those programs going. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Lafferty.

Mr. Chair, clearly this has been one of the highlights of this Assembly and it is somewhat new to our Aurora College as well, but we are delivering certain, let’s say, environmental programming, whether it be renewable resource or different areas. Yes, we’re willing to undertake discussions with Aurora College to deliver these programs. These are important programs nowadays pertaining to sustainable or energy efficiency. That’s what we hear on the streets in the communities nowadays, how to conserve energy and so forth. Mr. Chair, we can certainly commit today to highlight that with Aurora College to potentially deliver those programs on a long-term basis. Mahsi, Mr. Chair.

Again, I’ve brought this up before and I know the Minister is interested and I don’t want to turn this into question period. I’m hoping we can see that come before committee fairly soon and get some things happening on that front. I think it will benefit everybody. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Didn’t hear a question. We’re on page 10-23. Mr. Krutko.

Yes, I just have a question to the Minister in regard to the certification of the college programs in the Northwest Territories in regard to accreditation by way of national funding sources. Like I mentioned in the House the other day, we’re working with the community of Aklavik with the university of Vancouver Island in regard to doing a joint project with the students by way of using university students to work on the initiative to develop a community energy development plan for the community of Aklavik. One of the questions I was asked is, as a government, are we accredited by way of getting funds through federal sources or industry or whatnot by way of that accreditation from the federal government?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Chair. Certainly there are certain partners that we also join forces with, southern institutions, and we do accredit specific programs. As you know, there are degree programs that we do offer now through Aurora College. The transfer of these courses onto other jurisdictions is also recognized. We will continue to highlight what the Member has alluded to. Whether it be students working in the field being recognized and working with the federal government, we will continue to make that dialogue. Mahsi.