Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, certainly I would throw my full support behind the Minister in terms of he and his department looking at ways to get the Metis to be part of this type of funding. I'm not going to go into the reasons why we should continue supporting our students. We always talk about having our children going to school and attending university and colleges. So I want to ask the Minister, you know, in terms of going to bat, so to speak, on behalf of our Metis brothers and sisters, that would he consider taking this issue to his colleagues across the floor of the Cabinet to consider, you know, with the other Metis locals in the Northwest Territories possibly look at a court challenge in terms of taking the government to court to look at a Charter issue in the Constitution on this very issue? The Metis people are no strangers to asserting their rights and looking at equality within this beautiful country of Canada and here in the Northwest Territories. It's just a matter of this government stepping up to the plate and seeing if there's a possibility that they would consider. So I would ask the Minister if he would give some consideration to this thought and bring forward to his Cabinet for some discussion. Thank you.
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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