Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am going to work my way down to the literacy funding line item. Is that federal grant money, or is that GNWT money, just so that I am reading this right? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It is territorial.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I have noticed that, over time, this funding between 2018-2019 actuals to the main estimates for this year seems to be going down to the tune of approximately a half million dollars. Is this a trend that we can expect to continue to see over the life of this Assembly? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister.

Thank you. I believe that there hasn't been a change in the budget, necessarily, but there were unbudgeted contributions that are now budgeted for. Those are to Dechinta and College nordique. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. On page 50, the fourth line item up from the bottom says "interest." I am wondering if the Minister can speak to what this line item is. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister.

Thank you. That is quite specific. Perhaps I should pass it over to the assistant deputy minister for corporate services.

Thank you, Minister. Assistant Deputy Minister.

Thank you. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. That was my last question for those pages. I am just curious as to: we don't see too many line items that say "interest" within the budget. I am just wondering what we are paying interest on. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Are there any further questions on this page? Member for Thebacha.

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. Minister, would you like to respond?

Thank you. I appreciate the Member's comments. She has been a very passionate supporter of Aurora College, as I hope everyone is. It is an institution that has reached into almost every community in the territory and has the potential to help the territory move forward into a new, prosperous future. The intake has been an issue, obviously. I know the former Member for Thebacha used to teach at that college. He said that, years ago, he'd have 30 students in his class, and he saw it dwindle year after year after year. I know people who had been there 10 years ago. They said the campus was much livelier. It is a beautiful campus. It has great student spaces. We need to get more students through those doors.

One of the things I really want to do and work with the college on is just promoting the college in general. I never knew what the inside of that college looked like. I didn't know the great facilities they had. I didn't know the quality of education you could receive there. I grew up three hours from the college. We need to do a better job getting out there and showing everyone what we have to offer and fill up those classes both in Fort Smith and in Inuvik. There are a lot of issues why we can't do that sometimes. I know I toured the college with MLA Semmler in Inuvik. There were issues about students having the proper prerequisites to get into the course and the supports needed to stay in the course. It is more than just promoting it or getting the word out. It is going to take a government-wide approach, really, a territorial approach. We need everyone to buy into education and everyone to be as passionate about the college as the MLA for Thebacha is. I am working on that. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Any further question on this page, labour development and advanced education? Seeing none, I am going to call the page. Education, Culture and Employment, labour development and advanced education, operations expenditure summary, 2020-2021 Main Estimates, $54,431,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Members. At this point, we are going to go back to the department summary on page 29. Are there any questions on the department summary? Minister.

Thank you. To answer the Member for Kam Lake's question, there were 112 graduations at the college. There are also completions, which aren't graduations. I will get those numbers for the Member by tomorrow. Thank you.

Thank you for that information. Are there any comments on this page? Are we ready to complete this department? Mr. Norn.