(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am in full support of training and education. I am being able to speak on education right now and I'm thankful for that. I do have a vision of where we are going today. _I feel that there are more people every year who are taking education and training, while funding is getting cut back. Also, the people who are training to become teachers have a problem right now. I know you don't look after housing, but I'm sure you support this as well. For those people who are taking teacher training, they have staff housing, but it is very difficult right now. The salary they receive while they're in training is not really looked at. The prices of the houses are fixed, but they have no ceiling. For example, for a person who is making $2,000 a month and his house costs
$1,800, it's impossible to live on $200 per month. For that matter, it is very difficult to try to become a teacher. I feel there should be other means because it is very difficult. They are learning but they're not living comfortably.
In Alberta, for example, they have legislation in place and we do follow the Alberta system. Even if an individual has less than a grade 12 education, they can start training. You learn as you live and I feel that this should be looked after. I would like to know why we have the system that they use in Alberta in the education system, especially for the people here in the more northern communities, because we do have a different culture.
I feel that this is not proper. As I stated before, it is getting very difficult for people who would like to become teachers. This is my concern. This is all, Mr. Chairman, thank you.