Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to echo Mr. Bromley; I had the same questions. I am really pleased to hear that the department is willing to look at this because it has

been a number or years where it has sat at the same level, so I’m glad that there is an opportunity to perhaps increase it.

My question on this page has to do with the youth corps money. I see that the department has changed the descriptions of various things somewhat and made them more obvious, so I don’t have to ask the question about what things mean, but I do notice that on page 34 we have $675,000 for youth corps, then again on page 6-41 there is $500,000 for youth corps and the description seems to be exactly the same. I’m just wondering why we have money in two different parts of the department, some in sport, recreation and youth and some under regional operations. Are these two different programs, or is it one program and the money is just split up? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.

I’m just committing money here, so I can’t be Minister Miltenberger.

The Member is correct; there is one pot of money divided into two. The $500,000, when we get to 6-41, is regional programs and the $675,000 is territorial initiatives, so there are regional initiatives and territorial initiatives. It’s the same pot of money and I know you are going to ask the question, well, can’t you just combine them. If we combine them, you will tell me, well, can’t you break them out and provide us more detail. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Thanks for thinking for the Member, but I think the Member has another question.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Member has no comment. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Next I have Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. These line items are unusual in the fact that they are exactly all the same in the actual and revised estimates as well. I’m just wondering: is that because these programs are fully subscribed?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Member is correct; they are fully subscribed.

Mr. Chairman, that was my next question. Are all these programs fully subscribed, because I, as well, wanted to kind of build on the momentum of our NWT and northern athletes, especially the one from Alberta as well. I think a lot of the children saw it, as well, so how can we continue that momentum as we develop our northern youth and northern athletes? I don’t know if there is movement in the federal area, as well, to help out with the future Canadian athletes. Like I

said, if there is a question there, that will be the one.

Mr. Chairman, our federal contribution has not really changed much over the years, but the federal government is actually starting to help with some of the travel costs of sending our athletes to the games, like the Arctic Winter Games. The North American Indigenous Games, my understanding is that they have decided to assist with travel costs to get our team down to Regina. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Committee, we are on page 6-35, activity summary, sport, recreation and youth, grants and contributions, $3.607 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You did say 6-35? Yes, on the Healthy Choices Initiative, I see that has increased a bit here. Generally I’m supportive of this sort of work. I just want to mention that there is a lot of research coming out, you can hear it on the radio these days, CBC, on how the effectiveness of learning programs and physical activity conducted outdoors has exceptional benefits above indoors, both for academic and physical activity. There’s something that’s more calming and has some unexpected attributes. I know this is probably an application type of fund and I’m wondering if the Minister would look into that and consider giving extra points to those proposals that are for outdoor programs recognizing that research if it holds up to the Minister’s scrutiny? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That’s something that we could look at, but I can tell the Member that from the applications and the money that we allocate, a lot of this money goes to programs such as the Member is describing and we normally have a list where a lot of the money went. I can say that a lot of the money did go to, it actually went throughout the whole Northwest Territories. It doesn’t really have it broken down as to what the actual activity was, but I’m sure we’d be able to find some of that information and share it with committee, but I do know there’s a pretty good balance there. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Committee, we are on page 6-35, activity summary, sport, recreation and youth, grants and contributions, $3.607 million.

Page 6-36, information item, sport, recreation and youth, active positions. Questions?

Page 6-39, activity summary, regional operations, operations expenditure summary, $80.980 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With regard to the community government grants and contributions at the bottom of this page, there has been an increase from ’12-13 to ’13-14 and then again in ’14-15, so is this like a cost of living increase or is it for some other reason? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is all as a result of forced growth with community O and M funding and the water and sewer funding and grants-in-lieu of property taxes so it’s all forced growth. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Ms. Bisaro.