Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have not said much because I feel, being a product of the residential school system and some of the school systems that I went to, I have a responsibility to speak on behalf of the people who put me here.

In regard to education, I think it is the key that holds the future for our children, particularly in my region, the Kitikmeot. I understand we will be implementing grade 10 in both Coppermine and Cambridge in 1992, but when it comes down to regional high schools, I think it would be only fair to have one high school in our region. We cannot have two because we have Coppermine, Cambridge Bay, Pelly Bay, Spence Bay and Gjoa Haven, and we already send our school children down here for higher education. So I am in favour of grade 10 in Coppermine and Cambridge, but I really do not know if we should have two high schools within the Kitikmeot Region. If we do, I think we will have difficulty filling both high schools. So, to save the government money, I think I would have to make a choice where we want the high school, either in Coppermine or Cambridge Bay or Pelly Bay, Spence Bay or Gjoa Haven.

When the day comes that we will receive a high school, I would like to see our students from the Kitikmeot Region have the same quality of education as what is presently being offered in larger communities such as Inuvik, Fort Smith and Yellowknife. We cannot have a watered-down version of grades 11 and 12. I would like to see our students graduate with matriculation meaning math 10, 20 and 30; English 10,20 and 30; and science 10, 20 and 30. I think from there we could sort of lead the child in what kind of professional field they want to follow, be it a lawyer, doctor or a teacher.