I’m happy to hear that this will be included in the review of student financial assistance. I’m wondering if the Minister will commit to providing us with the other information he referred to, the other ways that this is being addressed through community programs.
Debates of Feb. 16th, 2011
This is page numbers 5853 - 5902 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 5th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was program.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Jackson Lafferty Monfwi
We can provide programming information that we do have. Programs such as the Labour Market Agreement or
other specific programming that we can highlight to the Members.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-28, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, income security, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $9.240 million. Mr. Yakeleya.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to ask the Minister about the student grants for post-secondary education. Does the Minister have a sheet that he can give the Members showing how these grants are distributed to the northern students and which students, not which students names but how much is distributed each year?
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Jackson Lafferty Monfwi
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don’t think we can provide names but we can provide which community they are from.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
I really don’t need the names. I’m very happy if you can provide by region or community. I’ll be happy to get those. I also want to ask the Minister if under this item here, is the department administering the USEP program for college entry for Aboriginal students.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Jackson Lafferty Monfwi
This is a particular program that falls under federal, the USEP program. We don’t deliver that.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-28, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, income security, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $9.240 million.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-29, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, information item, income security, active positions.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-30, Education, Culture and Employment, information item, Student Loan Revolving Fund. Ms. Bisaro.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wonder in looking at the numbers on this page, our loans receivable over the last three years has gone up almost $1 million a year. The loans granted have gone up I guess by about a hundred a year. In looking at these I just wonder whether or not this program is sustainable at the pace at which we are increasing. I know we increased the borrowing limit for the Student Financial Assistance Fund sometime in the last year or so. I guess bottom line is, will this be part of the student financial assistance review, and second question is, is this fund sustainable as we go forward?
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Paul Devitt
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, this will be part of the student financial assistance
review and we do set aside an allowance each year. On that basis I would say that it’s sustainable, but as the Member pointed out, the fund is growing.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-30, Education, Culture and Employment, information item, Student Loan Revolving Fund.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-33, Education, Culture and Employment, information item, details of funding allocated to education authorities.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-34, Education, Culture and Employment, information item, education authorities, active positions.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair David Krutko
Page 10-37, Education, Culture and Employment, information item, Aurora College funding allocations. Mr. Yakeleya.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Mr. Chairman, I want to ask the Minister about base funding. I think two of my communities in the Sahtu are not eligible or not receiving base funding at the Aurora College operations facilities. I want to ask the Minister if this is an oversight. Tulita, Deline, Fort Good Hope receive base funding. Norman Wells and Colville Lake do not receive base funding for Aurora College programs like the other communities. I wonder why this special treatment for Norman Wells and Colville Lake.