Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is such a complex issue. We as a government say that we want sustainable, prosperous communities, yet we don’t talk about decentralization. We don’t talk about taking those public service jobs and moving them out of the capital. We don’t look at departments and activities that can take place in the smaller communities. We don’t look at that. That would change the numbers of our representative workforce quite dramatically if people didn’t have to move to Fort Smith or Yellowknife to get a government job. I’d like to ask the Minister if he sees us looking at that issue of decentralization as one of the means of achieving that more representative workforce, by taking the jobs to the communities as opposed to expecting the people to come to the larger centres.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 104-16(6): GNWT Affirmative Action Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on May 18th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Question 104-16(6): GNWT Affirmative Action Policy
Oral Questions
May 17th, 2011
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