Thank you, Mr. Chair. So just as I've been listening to the answers the Minister's been giving and looking at this page, I wonder if one early childhood provider of services was looking for government money, it seems like there would be a number of programs that they would be eligible for at any given time. And I know the Minister earlier today said that there was some simplification going on, but I wonder if is a scope for more -- for more combinations of programs that would reduce the administrative burden of them. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Mr. Minister.

Yeah, as I mentioned in my Minister's Statement earlier today, all programs that daycare and day homes have opportunities to access, we have tried to streamline it all together so it's easier for them to get the programs and with the applications increase the burden of filling out so many applications. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question really was whether there's any more work of this type coming along. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Mr. Minister.

Yes, we're always looking at ways that we can improve the systems and supports that we give to our stakeholders and our partners. The one thing that I did mention in the Minister's Statement is that we're looking at multi-year funding agreements right now just on a year-to-year basis. So we're looking at ways that can make it easier for operators to stay open and still be able to do their operations and have them a little more stable and sustainable as well in terms of not having to always come back and reapply for that funding.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate that the multi-year funding would be a benefit. I'm just wondering about the administrative burden, like if some of these programs listed here were amalgamated where they share a common focus, whether this would in fact reduce the departmental overhead and put more money into the frontline services. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Mr. Minister?

Each pot of funding has a different set of criteria to follow in terms of how you access it, and we're always looking at ways we can improve it so that's something you'd take a look as well and see if there's anything in there to do something similar as we did to the arts operating funding.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Ms. Green.

I'm pleased to hear the Minister say that because for example there are a number of pots of money that deal with heritage and with languages and with performers and maybe there's some scope to bring them all together. That's just a remark. Thank you, that's all for me.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Recognizing Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. First thing in regards to the minor language, education, second language, instruction French, I heard the Minister say it was federal funding. Is this a cost share or is it 100 per cent funded by the Federal Government. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Minister.

As mentioned, earlier within some of the other discussions around how we fund French and Aboriginal languages, obviously we do utilize all the federal funding and sometimes we do top it up with some of our funding as well, GNWT funding.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Thompson.

Could the Minister provide what percentage is federal and what percentage is Territorial? Thank you.

Thanks, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Minister.

One hundred percent federal for some of these line items, and then as I mentioned earlier that some pots of funding is dollar for dollar but this one's 100 percent federal. Sorry, and further in terms of the funding that we give through GNWT, if he wants the percentages we'll have to do the calculations and get that to the Member.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Thompson.

If it's 100 per cent funding from the feds, I just need to know if that budget line is 100 per cent funding feds for the French program or is there a percentage that the territorial government puts in there? I think I heard the Minister say it was 100 per cent. So 100 per cent, I don't think I need to have a breakdown if that's what it is. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Thompson. Mr. Minister.