Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, looking at the departmental overview of the department's budget and the definitive objectives of the department, I'm very pleased to note that there are language programs and services within the system. Culture and heritage are still included. College, university, other programs and other training programs, which are very important to the people of the NWT
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are still in there and career and income support programs are very important as well.
I would like to share this comment with my colleagues and also remind the Minister not to lose sight of those people who really need this program. This legislature should really look at this because the generation who are not yet of school age may have some special needs in the future. I think this is very, very important for people who are going to be at a disadvantage. I would like to remind the Minister and my colleagues that we should really look at this seriously. It doesn't matter who you are, whether you're in Nunavut, the Dene communities or in others, if you have a problem, you need the help of the legislators in the system.
Mr. Chairman, another important point I would like to bring to the attention of the Minister is day care programs within the system. Since education is a priority within the Department of Education and also of this government, I think we should try to make sure that people who were at a disadvantage during the time they were growing up and were not able to attend school for one reason or another, once they grow up and would like to get better education, they should be able to do so. Most times, they are women who are not able to get it because of a situation they are in. Either they're single mothers or are not able to get a babysitter. That should be addressed.