Thank you, Madam Speaker. No, I would never be in the position to discourage our students from attending university. In fact, if anything, I would try to find a way to ensure that they stayed at university. But, I would suggest to the honourable Member and Members of this House that the best way would be to try to find a change in the student financial assistance rather than encouraging or utilizing a program that was meant to encourage people in our communities to enter the teaching profession. That would be my view.

The other element that is important for us to consider is that we are moving to introduce third and fourth year programs in the NWT who are assigned to particular universities. The University of Saskatchewan program in the west and McGill University in Nunavut. It is my view that it would be best for us if we could encourage third and fourth year programming in the NWT, with the view that they would be degree students at the end of the program.

But, no, I would never discourage our students. If anything, my suggestion would be to find a solution for the specific individual and student. Then we can maybe find a solution.