My time is going to be up, so you may as well put me back on the list. Again, we as the government are giving the school $150 million. The problem is we are saying, here is the money, so if we get a problem, you guys have to fix it because you are not addressing it. Is the government downloading onto the schools to make the hard decisions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Each education authority knows their operations' needs, what their operations have consisted of historically. They have always made those decisions. They understand the back-and-forth with the department in terms of budgets, the decisions that they have to make. That is why they have an elected board for the oversight. It has always been like that. They have always had to make the decisions, whether it was a tough decision or not. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Next we have Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have a few questions about junior kindergarten funding. First of all, has the department come to an agreement with the Yellowknife school boards on the question of who is paying for the busing? Thank you.

Thank you, Deputy Minister Haener. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I guess we will see some change in this line item for education authority contributions to reflect those changes when they are made. What I notice now in the main estimates, page 35, education authority contributions, is that the $2 million that was announced in the budget is not here. Where would I find that money? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. When the main estimates were printed, we didn't make that decision on the $5.1 million, so it is not reflective in here. That money will come through a supplemental since the decision was made. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for that clarification. There is a small reduction in the amount of money going to the education authorities. Could the Minister confirm the current understanding of how much of a reduction there is to the district education authorities, since these numbers now seem to be unreliable? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Some of the reductions are focused on the enrolment rates that we get. We do see a decrease in some areas. Some of that was also reflective of our education renewal initiatives, as well. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am not sure that I totally understood that. The enrolments for this school year were counted at the end of September, so there is some certainty about how many children are in the schools. I am not clear what the uncertainty is in coming up with a definitive number here. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Assistant deputy minister of corporate services, Mr. Lovely.

Thank you, Mr. Lovely. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So Mr. Chair, although the Minister has been saying that junior kindergarten is fully funded, the education authorities are still looking at a reduction in their allocations for the coming fiscal years. Do I have that correct? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that is correct. Some of the items that Mr. Lovely just pointed out reflect that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.