Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Colleagues. Mr. Speaker, we have had an opportunity to go back to our homes in the last couple weeks. Hopefully, we have spent some time with the people in our communities. It gives us a chance to reflect on what we have done as a government, where we are headed and hear the concerns of the communities. Mr. Speaker, in the past we have talked about information and information flow and how it affects the communities and the time they get their information. It is difficult when we as a government set direction and it is unclear to the people in the communities actually where we are wanting to go. It is even more difficult for myself as a MLA to find out information in the community from the departments when they are saying that the information they have is confidential and they cannot share that information with me. At the same time, when I ask questions in committees, I am told they are under development. We do not have all the answers yet. It leaves me out in the cold wondering how I can try and help the community or get information.
Right now, Mr Speaker, there are rumours starting up on the amount of further reduction we are going to have within education. What I would like to do is get information from the Ministers and the Minister responsible from this government as to what is happening in the area of funding for education boards. As we prepare for summer and students get out of school, there needs to be rebjuidling and preparing for the next year. We talk about how education is important for the people and youth of the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I hope that we will still be able to provide education and a quality education to the youth of the NWT. Thank you.
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