Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will continue to work with the college to see if we can find a way to address the housing issue, but this government has invested heavily in assistance to the nursing program. That's because of the difficulty we are having filling nursing positions across the North. So we put a real emphasis on getting northerners into the field. The Member is right, though, we need to see a similar sort of emphasis on the trades. We have, this year, put an extra $600,000 into trades training. What we are doing there is encouraging employers to take on tradespeople with increased subsidies. One of the benefits there is that the apprentices actually earn a salary while they are studying. So unlike other students like nurses, they don't wind up further in debt as they go through the process. So there is an expectation that they will be able to pay for a bit more. I recognize the Member has talked about the pre-trades where they don't necessarily have a job yet. That is a problem. It's an area I will discuss with the college. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 216-15(4): Housing For Pre-trades Entrance Program Students
In the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 216-15(4): Housing For Pre-trades Entrance Program Students
Question 216-15(4): Housing For Pre-trades Entrance Program Students
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 20th, 2005
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