Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 188-17(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2015-2016, with one motion being adopted, and would like to report progress. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Lafferty

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Lovely.

Yes, we may have a timing issue here as we are obligated to recognize the clock in about three minutes. I don’t know how many Members want to speak to this. I don’t know how far beyond the six o’clock it would go if we introduce the motion now. Do the motion now? Is that the wish of the committee?

Thank you. We’ll commence with that after a brief break. Thank you.

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Thank you, Ms. Eggenhofer. Education and culture, grants, contributions and transfers, total grants and contributions, $209.153 million. Mr. Bromley.

Good afternoon, Members. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee today? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Lovely.

Thank you. I just think that we have a really golden opportunity with our young people in the school system to learn something about this, because it is a life skill that is extremely important and will stand them in good stead as they go out into the work world.

Has the Department of Education ever considered inviting banking institutions into the school where they could also provide some information and perhaps help students with something like setting up bank accounts? I know there aren’t banks in every community; but there is online banking and most kids these days have access to the...