Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So my issue is with the fact that we do not have a publication of this nature which could provide a great guide for students of where to apply. Right now they have to walk from building to building to find out who to apply to for a summer job. We are investing millions of dollars into these children and students and we are not providing them with the summer work experience that they need. We are providing no guidelines and methodology by which to introduce them into the workforce.
Mr. Speaker, additionally, I have a concern about the hourly rate. The federal government has, in this publication, their hourly rates. For secondary school students in the Yukon and Northwest Territories it is the highest in Canada. It is $7.61. For post-secondary students, it is graduated according to the years of university completed. It starts at $8.45 and goes to a maximum of $12.46. For a PhD student, the maximum is $15.98.
Mr. Speaker, I know for a fact that some of our students that are hired are in the neighbourhood of $19.00, and I have heard of a case of $22.00 per hour. I have addressed this issue before and we need to address it. We need to put a regulated amount on it that we can follow up. The union for the territorial government has apparently not agreed to allow this, but I would request the territorial government re-address this question. Obviously, the federal government has been able to make arrangements with the Public Service Alliance of Canada to produce these and these wage rates. Mr. Speaker, I will be asking some questions later in this session during question period. Thank you, very much.