Thank you, Minister. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see I'm not going to get a specific answer at this point. I will register that we shouldn't be the last to know. It makes absolutely no sense that we're not going to know about this until after the deadline for getting a capital funding project application in. Related to this and still an outstanding issue is the actual plan for early childhood development with money provided by Canada. We know that action plan is complete. There is some to-ing and fro-ing around when it's going to sign off. Are we looking at the same kind of a delay in making this information available to the committee as we've just experienced with the homecare? Meaning that there was a huge gap between finding out this money was available and then having it announced publicly today by the Minister of Health and the MP. So when exactly are we going to get this plan? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Because it is a bilateral agreement with the Government of Canada, we do have to respect our working relationships with them. Any input or influx of funding that we get towards early childhood development is great for us in the Northwest Territories; and I did mention and commit that, once we do get the agreement signed, that we would be willing to come and brief standing committee on the steps moving forward and the action plan. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Green.

Mr. Chair, I'm wholly unsatisfied with the fact that this committee is playing second fiddle to another order of government. We need the information. We've asked for it. The money seems to be in the budget for this, and yet we have not seen the plan. It's total unacceptable. The plan needs to be shared with the committee, even on a confidential basis, as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Would the Minister like to respond in the remaining 10 seconds?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll take the Member's comments, and I'll bring it to Cabinet for further discussion. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Next, Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister and the department and the Finance Minister for clearing up that inclusive schooling issue. So I really appreciate that. My comments are just in regard to a couple of other things in the budget, here. One, we're talking about a new stream for graduation; there are three or four or five streams. What is happening with this? It's not on this page? Okay. Thank you, that answers that question. Do you know what page that would be on? I guess I'll go back to the Minister on that one, then, because this says early childhood and school services, so I'm trying to figure out where that is. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister, would you please, perhaps, direct us as to where the appropriate section is to discuss this issue?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My apologies. I thought it was in a section later, but in regards to High School Pathways, it is an initiative that we're moving forward with our education renewal. We have had consultations with the education authorities. My apologies to the Member for telling him it was on a different page. The High School Pathways, we're looking at five different streams, as mentioned. That won't be implemented in the school system until the 2019-2020 academic year. So that gives us a full year to do the consultations, meet with our partners, our stakeholders, our education authorities, to get that information out to families and parents. In the presentation that we did give to committee, we did hear all the concerns and recommendations on this one. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

I thank the Minister, and I don't take any offence at it, because I'm good trying to find things in here. So I greatly appreciate it, and I appreciate that information. So I guess we're going through a process here, and I'm just trying to understand: we've already put money into the system, correct? So are we going to see the plan at some point in time, after the consultation during this fiscal year? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we will share that with standing committee and all Members. This one, we want to make sure that we do give consultation throughout the Northwest Territories, as it will have an impact on our students and our teachers. So, thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we will.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that. I know the department is doing some good work on that. I just wanted to make sure we get it communicated properly and everybody is on-stream with it. So this next question, here, is just regarding Northern Youth Abroad. I know that there's a contribution agreement with the Department of Education and the Department Municipal and Community Affairs. Is it in this area here? Because it shows a blank here, but it might be somewhere else. So can the Minister confirm if it's in this section or if it's in another section? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is in this section, our contributions to Northern Youth Abroad. We do fund them on an ongoing basis in terms of when they request the funding -- application-based, I guess you could say -- and our discussions with them. So it is in this area. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Moses. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that answer. So could he direct us where the money is being allocated? Because right now, they have Northern Youth Abroad, but there's no money on that line there, but I am assuming that it's in one of these other program areas. Could he just direct us to what area, what line that is in? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Moses?