Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member may not accept that that's physical activity, 20 minutes of physical activity at the beginning of the day is a good way to go, but I can tell you that every teacher that I've talked to thinks that it is. It doesn't mean that they have to be sitting in class all sweaty. We're not talking about the sort of intense activity that you would have in a gym, nor does this replace the time in the gym. But this is an additional 20 minutes of physical activity that right now we know that kids aren't typically getting. All of the research says that people should be active every single day and it's not enough to be active just three or four times a week. So we want to make sure that on top of gym, we're getting kids active. I'd certainly be happy to see if we can find out what's been the trend in terms of physical education in the Northwest Territories over the past few years. We'll have to see if we can get some of that information back. To the best of my knowledge, I don't think that there has been a reduction in physical education. What we're looking to do though is increase the physical activity.
Charles Dent on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2007. 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 19th, 2007
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