Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would suggest that some of those children who are falling through the cracks will have the opportunity in later years to be the guests of our newly renovated correctional centre. Some will develop substance abuse problems and some may find the ultimate way out and commit suicide.

Mr. Speaker, there are students graduating from grade 9 across the NWT over the next couple of weeks who are in for a rude awakening when they start grade 10. They are going to find out that inclusive schooling and social passing have let them down and that they cannot function at the literacy level expected of them in grade 10. Some will quit in frustration. Others may find the help they need in future years through upgrading or just plain hard work.

Student support services that these kids could have used when they were younger were not available. A simple reading problem, if not addressed, has serious consequences as a child moves through the school system. As my friend wrote yesterday, it takes a community to solve a community's problem. The Northwest Territories is a community, and we as a government have to solve the problem that is inclusive schooling.

In closing, Mr. Speaker, I would like to wish my constituents in Lutselk'e and Fort Resolution happy Aboriginal Day and our leaders in Fort Smith who are meeting. Happy Aboriginal Day to the people of the Northwest Territories. Mahsi cho.

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