Thank you, Mr. Chair. So Mr. Chair, in fact, junior kindergarten isn't being fully funded by the government; it is being funded by both the government and the education authorities. Is that correct?
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This is page numbers 1779 – 1836 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 2nd 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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Haener
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The amount that we have referenced in terms of reductions, the $600,000, is specifically directed at the administrative functions for the education authorities, so it is not to come from classroom supports and resources in that area. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Okay. I think those are all my questions for now, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
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The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Ms. Green. Any further questions from committee? Mr. Thompson.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to go back to the $150 million. Can the Minister clarify: is it $150 million that they are giving the school boards, or is it $147 million? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is over $150 million that we allocate throughout the territories to all the education authorities. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Okay. Thank you. I see a reduction, though, in mains here of $2.3 million and $1 million-and-some-change from schools in inclusive schooling here, so why are we seeing a reduction? Why is this? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Lovely
Thanks, Mr. Chair. This perhaps isn't the best page to look at when we are understanding what we provide to the education authorities in a school year. Page 49 of the document illustrates what it is exactly that we are providing, and that is $151,769,000 for the 2017-18 school year. This does not include the component that was committed for the additional funding for junior kindergarten that was announced at the beginning of this session. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Mr. Lovely, for your answer. Maybe, when we are providing these business plans and mains, we could actually put all the information where it should be so we are all together. That would be a recommendation. Can we get the Minister to commit to making that recommendation to clarify these books? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is just how the mains are structured. They have always been like this. We would have to work with the Department of Finance if we want to make those kinds of changes.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for providing that answer. Will he make the commitment to work with the Minister of Finance or his colleague to make these changes so that it is more clear? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, sure, we can meet with the Minister and have those discussions. Thank you.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will just leave that one alone now, and hopefully we will get some information back better next time so we can make better decisions or questions, I guess. In regards to the program support teacher, are we going to see program support teachers in all the schools, or is it going to be regionalized and numberized? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Alfred Moses Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Our commitment under the ministerial directive is that we are going to see a program support teacher in all of the schools. Thank you, Mr. Chair.