Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this afternoon I was fortunate enough to be invited to give a talk at a conference sponsored and organized by the committee on mobilization on small communities and their involvement in this unprecedented time of economic boom. There is a lot of optimism there but there are a lot of concerns.

From personal experience dealing with my constituents on a number of issues regarding this, Mr. Chairman, the problem in the Territories is not so much getting a job but it is keeping a job. We could train and we could have all kinds of apprenticeships going but if the people's self-esteem is low, and their life skills are such that they do not conform with the requirements of the work environment and the lifestyles of what they do outside of work all contribute to what we are seeing in some of the regions. Especially in my constituency, there are a lot of people quitting their jobs or getting fired or not qualifying because of job restrictions and policies of the companies.

What is the department doing under their responsibility of training people to address the fact that there is a certain amount of low self-esteem at the community level, which is contributing directly to the lack of participation in this booming economy? In other words, we are spending a great deal of money training people, but if those we train are not mentally ready to work, what are we doing to address that area of concern? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.