Certainly that is one of the productive choices that we have to have in place. We are working on that. In the small communities there are certain areas we can certainly tackle, whether it be getting wood for the elders or just basic chores that they can certainly do in the community. That’s the area that we talked about. I think we need to think innovative and creative within our programming, because there are a lot of able people who can work and can be out in the workforce that shouldn’t be on income security. They pay $32 a month, so they take full advantage of the Income Assistance Program. Our goal is, of course, to get them off income security and enter them into the workforce. So, yes, we will continue to strive for that and push it further within our own department, working with the communities in that fashion.
Jackson Lafferty on Committee Motion 11-16(3): Skills Canada Contribution Funding Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 11-16(3): Skills Canada Contribution Funding Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 3rd, 2009
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