David Krutko

Again, I would like to touch on the area of education K to 12. I know there was a political decision -- I think it was made back in the 12th Assembly -- to consider looking at K to 12 in all communities in the Northwest Territories. I think that just like anything else, it worked in some communities but it didn’t work in all communities. I think that we should somehow look at and assess the progress or the faults of the, I don’t want to say experiment, but I think that in most cases it was a plus for most communities where students are able to stay in the home communities, be part of the...

Minister of Education.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. I would like to recognize Mr. Joe Bailey up in the gallery and guests in the gallery. Welcome to the gallery and to the House. Next I have his boss, Mr. Beaulieu.

One of the main things that came out of the languages committee is that languages are being threatened or being endangered or in a position of possibly being lost. I know we had a debate the last number of days on caribou and I think a lot of aboriginal cultures and languages are in a similar predicament if you look at the possibility of losing culture and language and it’s important to the aboriginal people. Have you looked at the possibility of emergency-type funding for certain language groups that are threatened by way of extinction, such as the Gwich’in language group that I represent and...

Thank you. Page 10-10, information item, active position summary. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. Prior to adjournment yesterday, I suggested we allow the Minister to respond to comments from yesterday, and from there we go back to general comments starting with Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Minister.

Mr. Devitt.

Minister of Education.

Does committee agree the Minister bring in his witnesses?

Mr. Minister.