Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we know in this House that the overwhelming majority of children within the child and family services systems are Indigenous. Our system for income support then further disadvantage Indigenous youth as they try to advance their education and career. Many communities do not have supports, such as Home Base seen in Yellowknife, to help children access programs and services. There has been an acknowledgement that the child and family services system is not working for Indigenous population as reflected in the recent federal legislation on child and family services.

This federal legislation acknowledges that Indigenous governments have the right to create their own laws to regulate child and family services. However, our own government has challenged this federal law and the work of partners such as the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation in federal court. Mr. Speaker, our system is not talking to one another. We are making sole policy decisions which are negatively impacting Indigenous youth in the NWT. Our youth have pride and should be supported in their effort to receive education, housing, and employment opportunities. I will have questions for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Thank you.