Committee, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment begins on page 10. We will defer the departmental totals and review the estimates by activity summary beginning with page 12. Junior kindergarten to grade 12 school services with information items on page 13. Questions. Member for Nunakput.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to thank the Minister and his department for the renovation that's happening up in Tuktoyaktuk. The biggest thing, though, is the contractor is not hiring no locals. That's supposed to be -- that was one of the agreements, I guess, for the community, and we're not seeing that done. So is there any way that the department could look into that, or do we have to seek with the Infrastructure. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. So at that stage in the project, it's really the Department of Infrastructure that manages those contracts and has oversight of those things. So it really would be an Infrastructure issue. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Nunakput.

No, thank you, Madam Chair. Just thank you again, Mr. Minister, and I will follow up with my Minister of Infrastructure. Thank you.

Thank you. Questions, comments.

All right. So Education, Culture and Employment, junior kindergarten to grade 12, school services, infrastructure investments 22 -- oh, Jane? The Member for Monfwi.

Grade 12 school services. Okay. Member for Monfwi.

Sorry about that. Okay. I'm glad -- thank you. I know that the GNWT and TG have committed to work together to build a new school in Behchoko. And the new school is very important to the community and to the parents and to the students as well.

So I just wanted to know if -- if the Minister commit to working or to work with a working group. I believe there is a working group. And to see if they can keep an update on the progress of the work, because I would like this project to move forward as well. So if that commitment can be made, I would really appreciate that.

Thank you, Member for Monfwi. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And the Member's correct in that the Tlicho government and the GNWT are working together to try to get a new school built in Behchoko. I will be happy to keep the Member updated. This is a very important project not just for her region but I think for the entire NWT, and in the same ways that I kept the previous Member for Monfwi updated, I will do the same for our new Member. So thank you very much.

Thank you. Member for Monfwi, did you have further questions?

And then this one -- and I did mention that today, too, with my -- with oral questions and was addressed to MACA as well, and if they can work together for that development and planning as well for where the new school is going to go. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Yes, thank you. And perhaps I can ask the deputy minister or Mr. Shannon, maybe the deputy minister for some more details on this. I know that the Tlicho at one point, anyway, saw that this school was perhaps an anchor of a new subdivision and there would be some considerable development that would need to happen there, and I think that when we are looking at projects like that, there needs to be like cross-departmental collaboration. So perhaps I can get the deputy minister to speak to this a bit more. Thank you.

Thank you. Deputy minister MacDonald.

Thank you, Mr. MacDonald. Member for Monfwi, did you have any further questions?

Thank you.

Okay. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Just a really quick question. There's a number of school projects on the books here which is wonderful, and I'm just wondering if the Minister can expand on conversations that were happening around the policy where new school builds would have daycares involved in all of the design plans, and if that is something that was solidified or where that's at in the works. Thank you.