Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in regard to an integration of community problems, the current departmental approach to program delivery does not seem to be working well. There is a need for an integrated and coordinated approach to dealing with community problems. The government has indicated that they were going to do this, however, there is little evidence of it taking place.
Transfer of responsibilities to the communities should encourage dealing with the strengths, the weaknesses, the opportunities and threats in a community as a whole. For example, we know we have a serious problem in education that is being affected by the social and economic circumstances. The solution has to involve all departments, local governments and the public working together and sharing resources.
With this, Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask my colleague, Mr. Nerysoo, from Mackenzie Delta, to put forth the motion on behalf of the committee. Thank you.