Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not know why this happened over the past few years in the Department of Education when it comes to curriculum or text books and I do not pretend to know. Mr. Speaker, I have seen letters that have gone to the Minister and to the department. I have been copied on some of them. In one case, Mr. Speaker, I have a teacher who has been teaching for a long time without a curriculum, without a textbook, has not the resources in place. Although we have the protocol with the western provinces, with the divisional board of education, they do not have the adequate funding to put the resources in place. That is not acceptable, Mr. Speaker, in 1998, to have teachers in the classroom having to go out and buy sets of textbooks. So, I would ask the Minister what he is going to do about this. I know that he agreed that there is problem with in-servicing. There has been problems with the math curriculum, but, my God, Mr. Speaker, it cannot be possible to be in the classroom without a textbook, without the proper resources available. That is my question. What is he going to do about it?
Edward Picco on Question 49-13(5): Shortage Of Education Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on January 21st, 1998. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 49-13(5): Shortage Of Education Funding
Question 49-13(5): Shortage Of Education Funding
Item 6: Oral Questions
January 20th, 1998
Page 238
Edward Picco Iqaluit
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