Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is the intention of our government to work towards a plan on literacy for the people of the Northwest Territories, particularly the smaller communities where literacy is such a difficulty. Something that we have not developed is a comprehensive strategy on how to approach and address, so the answer is yes. Again, we are not going to resolve it in this House. It is something that cabinet would like to work with Caucus on, so that there is full inclusion on exactly how we are going to address this.
It is the intent of this government to address it as a condition of non-renewable resource development in the Northwest Territories. This is the initial suggestion, but if pipelines are going to go, oil and gas development is going to happen, we have to see measurable change in the literacy rate, particularly in the small communities, and that the unemployed, the illiterate can see tangible results we did not reach and in a reasonable timeframe. Particularly, for instance, driver's licenses. Why can we not live with a strategy where everyone in the Northwest Territories, particularly in smaller communities where vehicles and roads are scarce, can have a reasonable opportunity to obtain a driver's license and driver training? That would all be part of the comprehensive literacy strategy. Thank you.