Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be again to the Minister of Education regarding inclusive schooling. Maybe, for this moment, on my first question I’ll ask the Minister his version of what is inclusive schooling. Maybe he can explain that. What is the purpose of the money and how does it help the students?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. This whole inclusive schooling, the funding that’s been allocated to the school boards is to provide services to those students that are in the needs of various areas within the educational system. We provide $26 million and $666,000 towards the Student Success Initiative within the

schools. We continue to work closely with the school boards. Part of the discussions that we’ve been having with the school boards and communities is that we understand there are special needs within the school system. Parents would have to come and say to do an assessment. There is a lot of hesitation as well. We try to work around that system, as well, but based on this comprehensive review that’s going to be undertaken, I’m certainly hoping that will capture those key areas that we’ve been hearing from the communities.

I have to admit that I didn’t understand that answer. I heard needs in various areas and those key areas. With all those various needs and community needs and various area needs, maybe the Minister can explain how a reduction in funding does a better program delivery. I’m not talking about the upcoming review. I’m talking about the reduction of the $26 million he’s talking about. How does that create better services and supports for those students?

I’d like to focus on what we have here today. Reduction, in the past we’ve transferred funding from inclusive to early childhood. That was the direction and recommendation from the standing committee that I work with. I need to work with what we have. So we work closely with standing committee. If there is a guidance or advice given to us, we need to work with it. If early childhood development is a priority, then we need to focus in those areas.

With respect to inclusive schooling, again we are re-evaluating the program and if we are going to be making some changes, I will be coming back to standing committee to make those changes.

Mr. Speaker, I don’t recall it being a standing committee recommendation, but if the Minister wants to blame standing committee, I guess we’re big enough to just accept that and move forward. We’re talking about going forward, of course.

Was the reduction of inclusive education money meant to penalize or redirect those who were not spending the money properly? Was it a form of punishment? Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, absolutely not. It was towards the early childhood development. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Mr. Speaker, the question is simple. How has he made inclusive education better by these reductions? The people want that answered. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I don’t know how many times I have to say this, but we are

currently going through the review process. That’s what we heard from the general public and from the Members of this Assembly, so we are moving forward on that. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Item 8, written questions. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Environment and Natural.

1. What are the comparative cost benefits of

employing the different methods of fracking for fossil fuel extraction?

2. What is the failure rate of fracking operations

(e.g. drill casings) and, since failure is inevitable and we plan to permit fracking, what predicted level of failure will we permit?

3. What is the potential for contamination of

drinking water from fracking operations?

4. Given our low rates of precipitation and

replenishment of waters, and the unpredictable rates of precipitation levels as a consequence of climate change, how have we assessed our ability to remove large volumes of this resource from the water cycle for use in fracking?

Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

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Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome, from Aklavik, Mr. Charlie Furlong. I know she’s been recognized a couple of times before, but I also want to point out that Shirley was born in Aklavik, raised in Inuvik, a good Delta girl. Welcome.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Item 8, written questions. Mr. Hawkins.

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

Would the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment please provide the analysis that was used to support a funding reduction for inclusive schooling?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 9-17(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2013-2014; and Bill 1, Tlicho Statutes Amendment Act.

By the authority given to me as Speaker, by Motion 1-17(4), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the normal daily hours of adjournment to consider the business before the House, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. We have two items before us. Mr. Menicoche, what is the wish of the committee?

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. The committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 9-17(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2013-2014, with the continuance of Industry, Tourism and Investment as well as NWT Housing Corporation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Does the committee agree?

We will commence with that after a brief recess. Thank you.

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I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. We’re on the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. When we recessed yesterday we were

on page 12-18 and before we continue on the detail, I’d like to ask Minister Ramsay if he’d like to bring witnesses into the chamber.