Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to think we provide very sound leadership.
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Mr. Speaker, our role in delivering sports programs across the Territories, and in the municipal governing communities, is more of a supportive one. As the Minister of youth and also the Minister of MACA, we've been very busy in that area for some time over the last little while.
The Youth ministry was created in the 14th Assembly, and it's mandated to provide funding for programming, and also take recommendations to Cabinet, and produce recommendations so that the government can act on
delivering initiatives towards the youth. We have created the youth core funding that's directed towards high-risk students. We have on-the-land training, and trapper programs. We also have the youth contribution programs, and we've really worked hard to try to get the NWT Youth Council up and running. We've provided them funding so they can get together. We've also hosted a number of youth assemblies over this last year: one in the Sahtu and one in the Deh Cho. We also work trying to promote the concept of healthy living. We set up the Teen Esteem Program. We're working with the schools to fund some of the teachers for in-service training for teachers that deliver programs, and mostly the teachers are responsible, or have been responsible, for after-school programs.
Mr. Speaker, there are a whole number of programs that we have worked on that we are delivering. We have met with the federal Minister of Sport to talk about putting sports back on the radar screen and making it a priority. We've also been meeting with the federal Minister of Health to talk about their new funding they are coming forward with that we want to be able to deliver. I think we are in the best position to deliver some of these programs that are geared towards youth. We've talked about how we can access some of these things. So there are many, many things that I could still continue on, Mr. Speaker, but I'm happy to say that we've been successful in incorporating a number of new initiatives that are geared towards the children in the communities.