Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Mr. Speaker, we hear a lot in the news about jobs, jobs, jobs. All the jobs are out there and they are there for the taking. However, Mr. Speaker, I am talking about the quality of jobs that are out there, so people can receive the job they want, knowing they will get paid for that job.
Mr. Speaker, smaller communities have the lowest level of university degrees in the Northwest Territories and the highest level of people with less than a grade 9 education. Mr. Speaker, in most communities, 30 percent of the students have less than a grade 9 education, and only 5 percent of our students have a university degree. Mr. Speaker, those statistics alone compared with Yellowknife, where 5 percent have less than a grade 9 education and 20 percent of the people have university degrees.
I would like to ask the Minister what is he doing to ensure that our students going to our schools in the Northwest Territories are receiving a quality education, so they can take advantage of the economic opportunities and the meaningful jobs out there? Thank you.