Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some questions for the Minister of Human Resources. Earlier today he said that we must ensure our youth get the education experience they need to become the NWT's next generation of leaders. My questions are on the summer student hiring. I brought this up earlier during the Main Estimates. I didn't quite have all the numbers in front of me, but I have the numbers now. Hay River Regional Centre, our population is about 50 per cent higher than that of Fort Smith; yet Smith hires about 50 per cent more summer students, 43 in Smith compared to 29 in Hay River. Similarly, Inuvik, where Hay River is about one-sixth larger than Inuvik, but they hire about a third more summer students. The first question I have is what role does the Department of Human Resources have in hiring summer students? Is it just encouragement? Do they just encourage other departments to hire? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
R.J. Simpson on Question 213-18(2): GNWT Summer Student Employment Program
In the Legislative Assembly on June 13th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 213-18(2): GNWT Summer Student Employment Program
Oral Questions
June 12th, 2016
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