Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes. It is regarding the oil and gas potential we have in the Beaufort Delta. I feel the Department of Education, Culture and Employment has an obligation to ensure people are trained so we have a skilled workforce in place to take on these jobs when developments take place.

I would like to ask the Minister, in light of the amount of money that was put into developing the mining industry, what is the Department of Education, Culture and Employment doing to ensure we have the same opportunities for developing the training programs for the oil and gas industry?