Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The document Mr. Nitah is referring to is the economic report by the panel that was set up a year ago. It is an extremely important document. I have had a cursory glance at it and have not studied it in-depth.
One of the principles that the individuals that headed this up, Mr. Nerysoo and Mr. Bealieau, who were the co-chairs of this, emphasized the need for attention to be paid to the human resource development of the territory. Specifically, they have recommendations in this report with regard to what areas this education can address.
I think it is worthy and will require us to really work on this. It provides us with a challenge to incorporate a lot of this, as Mr. Nitah suggests. To incorporate into this particular department in part and parcel of the workings of this department, which I think he is correct in.
We already have some programs, and I should mention those, that we have technology studies in schools. We need to work on this as our resources become more available.
We have the Schools North Apprenticeship Program for our students. If I recall correctly how it works, they get credits for being out in the workforce and they gain experience. Again, an example which I can relate to in our community is the Bridges Program offered by St. Patrick's High School that provides students a working opportunity in a particular business. There needs to be that tie-in in all areas, from industry into schools and schools into industry. Thank you.