Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I recall a statement made by our past elders, and I share this speech at graduation ceremonies. The elders stated, we want good education for our children to become doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, and nurses.
Mr. Speaker, that statement speaks volumes of the expectations of our education system for our children of today and tomorrow. I am saddened that not one Indigenous leader or group has made their views known of the current education system in the Northwest Territories and especially in the small communities. I am equally saddened by the fact that the education department does not have updated and current statistics of the turmoil in our education systems in the outlying communities. This has been going on for quite some time. No attention paid to the small communities' education system. I constantly hear that we as leaders are failing the education future of our children.
Mr. Speaker, the university project has been pushed by this government without proper statistics to back it up. I am not sure what they don't see failing in our small communities. We want world class education facility then let's concentrate on improving our education curriculum and education systems in the outlying communities. Mahsi.