Thank you, Madam Chair. Well, we discussed earlier when I said that I'm aware that someone on income support could take upgrading, but the bottom line is if you don't qualify for income support, then that closes that option off and if there's only a limited amount of funding through the UCEP program and I haven't suggested at anytime that if you're working maybe a $12 an hour A&W job and if you're lucky to get $12 an hour without a high school education, you know, I haven't suggested at one time that we should worry about trying to cover their wages, but we should be figuring out how to get these folks into school. If you're 22 years of age, how do you get back into upgrading and how do you get back into the system? In Yellowknife, if you're 22 years of age, you're tired of flipping burgers, but whatever the job may be at minimum bottom barrel wage and you want to do something with your life and you've fallen through the cracks through the education system, how do you get your life in order and how do you pay for upgrading and how do you get back into the system to get going? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Robert Hawkins on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 13th, 2006
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