Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment regarding my Member's statement about this young individual who took it upon herself to see what other educational institutions are out there, where she feels she can probably get a better education and some cultural experience by going overseas.
I am speaking of the program that Ms. Candace Smith was able to enter, which is the E.F.S.F. High School Year Abroad Program, which is a program that is delivered worldwide. In this program, students have opportunities to go to school in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, France, the United States, and New Zealand, which Ms. Smith chose.
One of the problems I have seen working with the family was that there are no territorial programs in place to assist people who find themselves accepted into these national programs. I would like to ask the Minister if the department has looked at the Education Act to find a way in which they can consolidate not only federal programs but initiatives such as this, where students from the Northwest Territories go overseas? Has the department looked at the possibility of providing financial assistance on behalf of this government?