Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The information is evolving as we work our way through this area. It is a document that has been worked on for the past number of months. It certainly is the start of a framework.
It does reference issues and challenges that are out there. In that fashion we try to address how to address the challenges. Of course, I will just make reference to the challenges because they are rather interesting, since Ms. Lee made reference to them.
One of the challenges is the low education levels. We are addressing that through various means; workplace literacy programs, basic skill development, stay-in-school programs, promoting trades, apprenticeships, and providing labour market information. We have a regional disparity and lack of infrastructure and transportation. We have some areas referenced in the document of how to address that.
We address the challenge of the boom-bust economy. Should skills be transferable? We are encouraging Northerners to consider employment perhaps outside of their own specific region, because it may shift. We need to address the issue of mobility.
Then there is the challenge of the under-developed private sector. We have to work with small businesses to develop capacity and human resource plans and promote the development of sophisticated support systems in the Northwest Territories. Of course, then we get to the regulatory environment area. That is an issue on its own.
I am familiar with the issue at BHP. My information was that their concern was mostly in the area of providing basic education programs to those in the unskilled area. We have information broken down by region, so it is all good information. Perhaps I will leave it at that to allow Ms. Lee some time to address further questions.