Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to inform this House that my region is hearing how important education is. Over the past number of years, our leaders have been telling young and old that education is the backbone to a better life. We all try to ensure that our children have the best we can offer. Be it a good warm home, food on the table, a caring and loving family, it is our duty as parents to ensure these things are provided. It is also our duty to ensure our children can achieve their goals. We must enforce and encourage our children to attend school and get as much education as is possible.
With this in mind, I would like to inform this House that for this current school year we have had tremendous response for individuals to attend post-secondary schools as well as getting a high school education. This year we have 47 students out attending post-secondary schools throughout Canada. The Chief Jimmy Bruneau High School has had an increase of almost 100 students over the same period last year. This is all very good news for our region and our residents.
We cannot stop now, we must continue to encourage our residents to get educated, our government must continue to develop new and interesting programs and methods that focus on our ever changing environment. New opportunities are becoming available and we must respond to these. To end, I would like to commend our students for their achievements and keep up the good work. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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