Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just to cover a number of areas in this, to address some of the concerns of the Member, he speaks of unemployment rates and he also speaks of literacy rates.
It is very true that there are approximately 2,025 that were identified in the 1999 labour force survey who were looking for work. Most of those are below the grade 9 level in education. What that says, because they are at that level, there is a literacy problem for many people here in the Territories. In order for them to gain employment, there is a need for programs to address that. There are opportunities arising here in the Territories, potentially through resource development. We have to partner with industry to address this issue. We have to look to more than just ourselves to solve the problems of getting people into jobs.
The industry, I believe, is very interested in ensuring that the youths of our labour force are there and can potentially be developed. We do have some programs that are delivered through the College and some programs that are delivered at the community level, Mr. Speaker. Are they adequate? I do not believe so, but we have to live within the resources that we are provided. One of the areas we have identified as a possible solution is the Non-Renewable Resources Strategy. It is one of the areas, as perhaps the years go by, that we can utilize to address this problem. Thank you.