Frieda Martselos

The Minister also says integrated services cannot be put into regional centres or communities, and that is very disturbing because if that's the case, then everything is just for one place. I'm considering voting against this budget because I think it's high time that the Members, the Ordinary Members from small communities and regional centres have got to take a stand. I think very clearly that, you know, we're always doing this and it's always from the same place, and I don't take anything from the people of the capitol, but I think that small communities and regional centres have got to be...

That is a bit concerning because the statistics that came out, we had about 11 percent, 294 people that decreased in our population count in the community of Fort Smith. And, you know, I'm always much about education and I want to ensure that the level of funds in education is and the programs for the students are there. You know, there's lots of things happened during this pandemic, and this just happened in the last couple years. I know things will pick up in the next little while. But that shouldn't be a deterrent to ensure that the programs and the education that everybody receives is on...

My second question is on page 59, the South Slave Divisional Education Council, I see that there's a decrease of $143,000. Was there a program that was let go, or how did they come to that figure? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just going to switch around now to the commitment of Indigenous languages, and I want to ask the Minister if there is going to be an interpreter language translator course in a twoyear diploma or a fouryear program with a degree in the future? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have a couple of questions for the Minister. One of them is about financial assistance to medical students.

Is there any financial assistance to medical students after four years? You know, because I had a constituent from Fort Smith who is going to be a surgeon, and she had a lot of problems in the last couple years getting financial assistance for graduating I mean, she's going to graduate but she had to get loans. And I just want to make sure that is there any program for our own students of Indigenous descent that decide to go to medical school and to advance...

Mr. Speaker, in 1999, the Yukon government created the Commanding Officer's (Yukon) First Nation Advisory Committee. It was created to foster a healthy and positive relationship between First Nations and the RCMP. That committee meets twice a year.

Has the Department of Justice ever considered or attempted to work with the Indigenous groups in the NWT to create a similar committee for the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I don't have any other questions, Madam Chair.

So the next question I have is on page 253, you have ten positions allocated for this coming 20222023. The ten positions in the South Slave. How is that divided? For which communities? Thank you, Madam Chair.

So my second question is I don't know a lot about MTS but just from the figures, and so the main contractor is ORC, or whatever, and it's a threeyear contract; am I correct?