Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister indicated this report is a step in the direction of improving the numbers of people with grade nine or less, what I was referring to. That is nice to know, but is there a plan to bring up the levels of people with grade nine or less so they are the same levels across the board? So non-aboriginal people and aboriginal people have the same percentage of people with grade nine or less?
Debates of Feb. 24th, 1997
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Committee Motion 22-13(4): Recommendation To Prepare Interpreter/translator Services Plan
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would say the Member speaks to a goal that is held by myself, the department, and the colleges. We would like to, all of us, be much more successful at increasing adult literacy, adult education to improve people's chances for success. Yes, I think the report is one step on the road to developing the plan. We need to know what is working now. Are we being successful with the programs we are delivering? If not, why not? What can we do to change the programs to make sure they are more successful? We cannot just pour millions of dollars into something without knowing what works. At this point, we do not have all of that information at hand. We need to assess how we have been delivering the programs, how well they have been working, and what we can do to improve them. Thank you.
Committee Motion 22-13(4): Recommendation To Prepare Interpreter/translator Services Plan
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will this report or plan or whatever, result in some calculated steps to bring the levels of people who have grade nine or less to the same levels, so both non-aboriginal and aboriginal people can say they have three or four percent of their population that only have grade nine or less?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A goal of the college and this department will be to set in place a plan, a strategy to improve the levels of adult basic education and literacy. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am not talking about improving levels. I am talking about bringing them even. Obviously, the Minister is not going to do this. Why does he not say so? Do you intend to ever get the levels the same without waiting for everybody to die off? Thank you.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe I said that was my goal, the goal of the department, and the goal of the colleges.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Dent. I believe I heard that answer three times now. I will ask again, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance $103,977,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 22-13(4): Recommendation For Additional Funding To Adult Education In September 1997
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February 24th, 1997
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Mr. Chairman, I would like to move a motion under activity summary for culture and careers, page 9-17. I move this Committee recommends that additional funding be allocated to adult education in September, 1997, if the government variance reports at the time indicate the government will achieve a balance budget for 1997-98.
Committee Motion 22-13(4): Recommendation For Additional Funding To Adult Education In September 1997
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. A motion is in order. To the motion. Question is being called. Mr. Miltenberger, do you wish to speak to the motion? Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Operation and maintenance, total operations and maintenance, $103,977,000. I have Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What kind of financial support do we give to students who want to take adult education or upgrading?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under the current regulations, we do not provide support for adult basic education or upgrading.
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Committee Motion 22-13(4): Recommendation For Additional Funding To Adult Education In September 1997
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
If the department places such a value on adult education and is trying to improve the levels, why do we not provide financial assistance?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I should back track a bit on my previous answer. We do, in fact, provide some assistance for those programs where there is an improved access year. We do also administer, on behalf of the federal government, a program which provides assistance in up-grading. In response to the Member's question, I would expect this is one of the issues that will be discussed quite extensively when the discussion paper I have proposed to bring forward on student financial assistance is tabled as part of the consultation effort. The regulations have not been substantially changed in student financial assistance for quite some time. As Members will be aware, we are in danger of getting to a situation where the program is beyond what we can afford to support, given the limits of the fiscal targets we face.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Minister Dent. I have total operations and maintenance, $103,977,000. Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under human resource development which is government-wide, we have a government-wide plan for human resource development to support the territorial government structures following division under cultures and careers 9-17. I wonder what does that entail, because we do not have a department of personnel any more to co-ordinate personnel functions at the region. When we are talking about human resource development, what exactly do we mean? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.