Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have a couple of comments. First of all, the contribution of dollars going into the Aspire Awards. I think it’s a very beneficial program and one way that this government supports non-government organizations that recognizes our Aboriginal Northerners that are doing great work in the North and even across the country. We have had some Northerners that were recognized under this program.

Also, I just want to acknowledge the ongoing support for the Women’s Advisory, which we just witnessed here last week with the Campaign School. I think that was something that this government is supporting these non-government organizations to do good work on behalf of government. I’ve mentioned in this House before about working with non-government organizations to do this.

That leads me into my only question in this area. We see one of the highlights proposed in these estimates is $25,000 in forced growth to increase the level of core funding provided to the Status of Women Council and the Native Women’s Association, and I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen one where it’s highlighted that we’re increasing core funding for a non-government organization. Is this a common practice with this government across all departments, that we work with non-government organizations, and if it is, how many times or how often do we go through the review process? How many years before we look at the forced growth to offset it?

I had questions earlier today about daycare facilities and 2007 was the last time we looked at revising that funding policy. Sure enough, in time, over the eight years, there has to be some forced growth. I just want to know how often this is reviewed and if it’s going to be a common practice within this government, because we do have a lot of great non-government organizations that do excellent work on behalf of government for the people of the Northwest Territories. Is this a common practice across government and is this something we can expect to see as we move forward with all departments?