Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the course of this Assembly most, if not all, of my colleagues have spoken on the importance of getting a good education. Today I would again like to stress this need for our residents to achieve the highest amount of education they can.
Mr. Speaker, in this changing world of ours, our people need to further themselves in order to compete in this everchanging society. The word is getting there but we must continue to keep education in mind for all our residents. We must support our young and old alike. We must find the ways to provide education to all.
Mr. Speaker, my colleagues have stressed the need for adult education to be offered in all communities and I believe we must find a way to see this happen.
Mr. Speaker, our residents have many opportunities for employment in the years to come. The different mining companies that are developing sites will need trained workers with relatively high economic skills. We have BHP that will be starting operations in the near future, who will require numerous trained staff and will remain within the next ten years. They will only hire individuals that have at least grade 12 education. This is one very good example of why our people need good educations. Mr. Speaker, in my region as I stated in previous sessions, we have 26 residents attending college or university over the north and the rest of Canada. With more coming towards wanting to upgrade their skills and attend a variety of interesting studies, I hope they encourage all our people to get involved in education and fulfil their dreams. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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