Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. I will also point out that the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre does have travelling exhibits that go to schools, as well. What the Member is talking about, I am not sure if this is typically something that governments do. It sounds like this is something that private foundations do down South. Part of what we are doing with the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre planning study is looking at other models, as well, that are used around Canada and how we can perhaps utilize different models to bring in some foreign investment. Perhaps I can ask the deputy minister for more pointed information directed to the Member's question, though. Thank you.

Thank you. Deputy minister.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. No, that is really exciting to hear, and I think that there is great potential, too, with collaborations for spaces, as well, not only to store, archive, and celebrate pieces of art but also to create it. Before we were elected, ITI along with ECE did art strategy meetings where they met in different communities to talk to different artists about what they wanted to see in order to grow and sell great art in the Northwest Territories, and they were really exciting sessions. However, some time has passed since then, and so I am wondering when that art strategy will be released. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. The art strategy, in the coming weeks. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. That is really exciting, and I cannot wait to see it. I think there was a lot of passion and a lot of people who put a lot of time into it, and so I think it will be really nice to see. One of the biggest things that came out of that over and over and over again that I noticed at sessions from different artists was the need for space not only to be able to show artwork but also to be able to create it. I am wondering if the art strategy, if the Minister can let us know if it speaks to space to not only view art but also create it. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. I do not really want to ruin the surprise, but the strategy recognizes all of the issues that were brought up. It has a range of different ideas of things that we could do, that we would like to do, so it touches on many different things. There is not the commitment in there to build a dedicated artists' studio or anything like that, though. I can tell the Member that. It will be coming. The public will get a chance to see it, and there's a lot of good stuff in there. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Minister. I can definitely say that this is something near and dear to my heart and something that I am very much looking forward to seeing. It is hard not being able to constructively criticize, I guess we'll say, as we're sitting here talking about the budget. Can the Minister speak to whether or not there is money within this budget to implement any of the things from the arts strategy that we'll see in the coming weeks? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. There's not specific budget lines in here, but to the Member's point, I've had conversations with the department that, in the future, every single strategy, every single action plan to be released, will have dollar amounts tied to it. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I appreciate what the Minister says, but at the same time, with the utmost respect, we're about to release a strategy then that doesn't have dollars attached to it. This is definitely one that I don't want to see sitting on a shelf and not having anything done with it. Will the strategy also have a plan of how it's going to be implemented? Will there be a phased approach to it? How are we going to make this? How are we going to turn text into action without a budget to go with it? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. There are people in the department who work on projects, cultural projects and arts projects. They will continue to do that work. They will be guided by the strategies now. There are employees. There are resources that can be put towards this, but there is not, as I said, a dedicated dollar amount for a new artists' studio or something like that if that is what the Member is looking for. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I can assure the Minister that when it comes to dreaming about arts, it is more than a studio that I have in mind. One of the lines I'd like to move on to is the Indigenous scholarships, which indicates for this year no budget line item, and I just am hoping that the Minister can speak to that for the public? Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Thank you. I will pass this off to the deputy minister for some explanation. Thank you.