Kevin O'Reilly

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see that Ecole Allain St-Cyr is listed on page 11, and is it safe to assume then that the funds that are listed on the previous page, that doesn't include any additional funding that the department has applied to Heritage Canada for. Is that the case, Mr. Chair? Thank you.

Merci, Monsieur le President, my wife, she's sitting in the gallery today; it doesn't happen very often, but I certainly appreciate her presence today. I'd also [Translation] I'd like to say welcome to all the students from the Allain St-Cyr School and all the teachers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Translation ends]

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm just wondering if the Minister can give me some idea about when he's going to be in a position to provide that plan and the numbers to me? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On August 11, 2016, the Minister of Education published a new directive on education in French as a first language. The directive was as a result of what was supposed to have been a collaborative process. Unfortunately, the association in Yellowknife, which launched the lawsuit, and the Francophone School Board of the Northwest Territories were not directly consulted regarding the directive and they do not support the changes.

Almost at the same moment the Yukon was able to manage legal undertakings, which were quite similar, regarding education and French...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So $402,000 for some general renovations I guess to the first floor of the courthouse. Is that broken down into any separate amounts then so we would know what the resource centre is going to cost? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So I've got can meet, meet with me. I'm just asking if the other folks could be in the room at the same time? Is he prepared to go that far? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So there's nothing in the capital budget then about the resource centre that's supposed to replace the law library? There's nothing in the capital budget for Justice to do that transition? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I think I'm getting closer here. Is the Minister prepared to have this kind of a meeting where we sit down, everybody can understand better what this Heritage Canada funding program is all about, what's already been submitted, whether there's the ability to change this, whether there's the ability to get letters of support in, and how we can work together on this to get the best possible proposal in and maybe even save us some money. Is the Minister prepared to have that kind of a meeting? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for. So I look forward to it. I thank the Minister for the commitment. I still believe that this is maybe not the best approach and I'll go on record as that. Thanks.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm glad that the Minister has been able to confirm that the GNWT is already going above and beyond the basic court ordered requirements. What I'm trying to do is make sure that we can stay out of court. I don't understand why this department cannot work more collaboratively with these two organizations, that the proposal for the expansion that's been submitted to Heritage Canada hasn't even been shared with these two organizations, there are no letters of support that went in with it. Can the Minister amend this application now and work collaboratively with these two...