Thank you, Madam Chair. I thank the Minister there for mentioning bridging the programs to the people. And I think that's recognizing a gap and here's a bridge to challenge that gap. And my -- I see all these unique programs, and I look at what's your Beaufort Delta or Deh Cho or Sahtu regional trades strategy. We can no longer deny that we really need trades. But how we're going to get there, let's think about going above and beyond the budget. Looking at the budget, it's an operational one. Yes, we have these career individuals, but if we're really not doing enough on the promotional side recognizing our weaknesses in trades and the high demand in trades, we're not going to be any further ahead if we deny this budget a regional strategy. So we not only have an operational budget, but we do have a marketing strategy to address the trades gap. And successive planning is in there. You know, we may not have an industry in the Sahtu like we used to 10, 15 years ago, but the Skills 4 Success forecast recognizes the demand for retirement planning and the succession that goes along with the 375 workers we have there.

Now, in addition to that, we have other opportunities to encourage our young people that are probably going to end up saying, well, I don't really want to move; I'd rather stay home. Okay, well, let's see how we can fix that.

So this budget's going to be approved. Is the department developing a strategy for each region so that we can address the market demands with the programs that we have here? Thank you, Madam Chair.