Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the answer from the Minister. Was there any consultation with the NWT council for disabilities in this sort of change in the amount that we would expend under this agreement? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I appreciate the answer from the Minister and I look forward to trying to work with him on that too. I think that there is some receptiveness on the federal side. I've been around for a while, I know that most of the money, in fact 80 per cent of the money, for the initial school here in Yellowknife, for the francophone school, actually came from the federal government. I think it would be great to continue to pursue them and I'd like to work with the Minister on that. I want to move down to the cooperation agreement for labour market agreement for persons with...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do appreciate the level of detail that's been provided, and I do understand that we're going to get regular updates in terms of what happens with the employees as time goes along, so I do appreciate the efforts of the other side to track that important information for us and to give it back to us. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I just have a couple of areas I want to explore here a bit. Just so I understand it, the second and third lines for revenue relate to agreements with the federal government on French and Aboriginal languages and then the other one on the second language instruction in French. Those two agreements, what do they actually cover? Do they cover operations of the schools? Is there any capital money in there? I'm just trying to understand what that money is for. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. There is a fairly substantial difference here. There will be six less employees in this part of ECE. Can the Minister and his staff explain those six positions and whether there are people currently in them? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

I thank the Premier for his answer. It looks like he's actually read some of my last two questions I've got, or certainly anticipating them very well, so the Premier did mention that there are four working groups. One of them is specifically on carbon pricing. What role is the Northwest Territories taking on that particular working group, and how will the Regular MLAs be consulted?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I will hold off on any questions around those two organizations until it comes up later. How about the NWT Literacy Council? Is it found somewhere or would funding for it be found somewhere in this list of contributions? Thanks Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. In March, our Premier took part in the first federal/provincial/ territorial leader summit in almost a decade. It was largely focused on climate change. At that meeting, carbon pricing was a central issue in achieving greenhouse gas reductions. Can the Premier inform us of the position he took at the meeting on the issue of carbon pricing? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. First off, I'd like to ask the Minister and his staff about the funding for francophone affairs. It's a rather significant reduction. Last year it was $124,000 and this year it's to be $77,000. Has part of that been combined in this arts organization operating fund or can someone explain that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker and thanks to my colleagues. Advocacy for the adoption of a made in the Northwest Territories carbon tax has been underway for some years. I will be urging this government to look again at a carbon price as an indispensable and inevitable tool for decreasing emissions. I will have questions for the Premier as the primary Minister responsible for energy and climate change later today. Thanks, Mr. Speaker.