Mr. Chairman, this business of in-service is very often mixed up with professional development because what happens is sometimes the Minister may issue some directive or other to get something done. It happens in Yellowknife quite a bit, where the board wants something done and the kids have to go home a bit early one day. They have a meeting, and they have people explain exactly what has to be done with registers or particular programs. So it is something that is recognized as something different from professional development. This seems to me to be an attempt to solve a problem, and I would like to ask the Minister, why is it that it has been turned down? They have tried to find a solution to this by hiring substitute teachers and using staff, and so on. Does the Minister have any idea why the proposal is being turned down by the staff?
Brian Lewis on Ministers' Statement 10-12(2): Education Dispute
In the Legislative Assembly on February 24th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Ministers' Statement 10-12(2): Education Dispute
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 23rd, 1992
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
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