Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to welcome my colleagues back from their summer break. I hope everyone has had a relaxing break. Today, while driving into Yellowknife listening to the radio, it amazed me to hear that Yellowknife is now in a very unique position, and that being the enviable position of not having enough workers to fill all the jobs that are currently available.
Then, we have in my constituency many unemployed, untrained adults that want to work. They are unable to find any work because they cannot get trained, and the reason they cannot get trained is because no dollars are available. During the last sitting of this House, a number of initiatives were announced that would, I thought, help my residents, as well as the residents of other regions to get training or possibly develop businesses.
Of course, this would spur the economic growth in smaller communities and also create employment. However, we are now five months past the date of these announcements and there is still little or no action from this government to provide our residents with any direction as to how one can qualify for training funds, where to do so or even how much is available for any of these programs. Over the course of the summer, I have had many people come to me wanting assistance to find training possibilities. Every government office I have gone to has told me they know nothing other than what was announced here in the House about any programs or dollars that should have been accessible.
This government needs to get the word out. Our residents cannot wait five months or longer to find out what programs may be available for training. They need training and work now! Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
