Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are opportunities for all northerners in the MGP as there are in the mines. I think the challenge and the problem and the concern has been the barriers that exist for getting women into trades and getting them into the training required to work in these kinds of environments. I think we need to do a better job as a society generally in encouraging young women to move this way and to look at these careers as viable options. We're getting better and a Member earlier in one of the statements pointed out and talked about the number of doctors and lawyers who are women today. In fact, I believe I have read that there are more women entering medical school than men today, Mr. Speaker. So we have a lot of work to do, but that's the most important thing we can do. The opportunities will be there for everybody. We've got to remove barriers and I believe we need to do a better job of that. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 460-15(5): Opportunities For Women In The Mackenzie Gas Project
In the Legislative Assembly on March 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Item 6: Oral Questions
March 7th, 2007
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