Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, two initiatives we have undertaken recently are, we have a training position in each region. A position which is there as a trainee. As well, we also consider, or encourage as many aboriginal people as possible to take education leave. The amount they would be eligible for would depend on how long they have been with the department and are in the training. We also have a practice of hiring students. We have 66 students on staff, to give them experience.
Also, we do a lot of direct appointment of people if we have aboriginal candidates for positions. We have supported aboriginal people in pursuing higher education. For example, we have one person who is working on his doctorate, Joe Dragon from Fort Smith.
We have been fairly aggressive in terms of wanting to improve our statistics at the middle and upper management levels. Thank you.