Thank you. The Minister is, and I had some discussion on this before in terms of the university college entry program, and the more the Minister was talking to the previous federal Minister and talked to possibly other colleagues within the federal government in terms of our previous MP in terms of this program. I know it's being administrated by our government and that the Metis are...Again I'm going to ask the Minister in terms of the Metis, they're not being cited as being eligible. It says aboriginal on the advertisement in the newspaper, but, when you look at the program, it's under the program of Department of Indian Affairs under the Indian Act, I guess, or Indian policy that has only First Nation and Inuit students eligible for upgrading here. So I want to ask the Minister in terms of some type of outline or guidelines in terms of how or when can he talk to his federal counterparts in terms of having them look at this policy that will include the Metis students who want to take upgrading. I know there are lots in my region who want to take upgrading in this program, yet they feel discriminated. No fault to the GNWT; it's just a program that they're administrating. It's a federal program. How can he alleviate some of those concerns and get our people back into the schools, into the university and college institutions to start their career out as...
Norman Yakeleya on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 15th, 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 15th, 2006
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