Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I certainly look forward to the day that the Minister presents a cultural orientation package for the House. I know he’s going to try hard in terms of what package that would be suitable as a government as a whole. He also makes some good

points that our region is different in the Sahtu. There are cultural beliefs and values that need to be implemented for that specific senior management employee. It may be different for Gwich’in, Inuvialuit and that’s good because you are going to have those people do the training with those people, which is good. So that’s what I am looking at is when the Minister can present us with a paper saying this is how we’d like to go forward. I am not sure how long it will take. Like he says it’s a huge department. As a pilot, maybe you could start with your own department. It would be good to have senior management come on the land with us as people. Then they get to understand what we are talking about with our programs and services. It’s good for them to learn our language. It’s good for them to know our culture. So sometimes they have some sensitivity with decisions that need to be made.

Our region could learn a lot from them also. So I think that’s something we want to look forward to. I hope there is a day within this government that senior management can be on the land for a week; deputy ministers, assistant deputy ministers, directors from down south who come here and they can live on the land with us for a week. Then you’ve got a strong government. I think you should be pushing strong for that orientation. Survival of the fittest. Our people will teach you, as you will teach the people. You have to learn that way.

I think I’ve done enough in my statements, Mr. Chair, so I’ll see what the Minister has to say.