Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'm doing it on socioeconomic indicators.

Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier in the House, we know that Tlicho region has some of the worst socioeconomic health indicators across the NWT. When compared to the rest of the NWT, Tlicho region has the lowest level of education, second highest unemployment rate, low levels of family income, and highest income assistance.

Mr. Speaker, in my region nearly 60 percent of residents do not have a high school education. 24 percent of our region lives on less than $30,000. Mr. Speaker, that's nearly one out of four families in my region living on less than $30,000. How can you feed your family, pay your bills, or improve your life on less than $30,000?

The Tlicho region also has the smallest proportion of families in the NWT earning above $75,000.

The Tlicho region has the second highest rate of unemployment in the NWT at nearly 21 percent. It is no surprise, Mr. Speaker, that Tlicho has the highest rate of income assistance in the NWT at 17 percent. What is the GNWT doing to improve the socioeconomic health of Tlicho residents? I will have questions for the Minister of Education at appropriate time.