Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Of course, need was just identified by some of the statistics we heard, only 33 percent of our community teens do have a driver’s licence. So I would be the first to agree that the creation of a DOT drivers’ education and licensing program in schools would open up questions such as liabilities, insurance premiums and overall costs of the program. However, with the GNWT having some of the lowest WSCC rates in the Northwest Territories

and leveraging our access to fleet vehicles and insurance, I believe we are in a perfect position to initiate a pilot program.

So would the Department of Transportation Minister be willing to work with the ECE Minister counterpart and consider a pilot project to establish a DOT driver education and licensing program in our schools? Thank you.