Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The petition that I'm going to read out here is the one that my honourable colleague, Mr. Picco, was alluding to. Mr. Speaker, maybe we can afford a small piece of plywood that I can put here between Mr. Picco and I so he will keep away from my documents.
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition concerning support for distribution of Nunavut Arctic College programs between the three Nunavut regions. Mr. Speaker, Petition No. 6-13(3) has been signed by 550 people.
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The petitioners request that as students and staff of Nunavut Arctic College and other Community members, they support the board of governors' decision to distribute base-funded programs between the three regions in Nunavut.
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They believe in fair and equal treatment for all...
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... and that programs should be available to students closer to their own home communities.
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