Human Resources committee  —then we start bringing them up to speed, and lo and behold, we send them back to the same damned environment, and on Monday we have to start all over again. To us, it is very clear that these people need skills and they need also to be helped in terms of this home environment. W

Human Resources committee  Yes, we often get young men and women who are between the ages of 19 and 30 who can barely do math, yet they officially have grade 9 and 10. Likewise in literacy, we have these young men and women who officially have grades 9 and 10—some have grade 12—who can't write a paragraph.

Human Resources committee  Yes, I want to add to what Lindsay said that we think of these individuals as employees. The habit of being accountable is something they have to pick up—showing up, being responsible, and doing work. That's how our program is set up. In other words, they learn the life skills

Human Resources committee  First of all, as I said earlier, we are an employer, and when they come to us, they are employees. Their wage is tied to their productivity. It's not a passive wage. We give back accountability to them. They have to be able to make these decisions and not have their hand held all

Human Resources committee  It was broken.

Human Resources committee  Are you asking that question of me?

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chairman, members of the standing committee, thank you for giving Ignite the opportunity to share with you what Ignite does in Regina. The Ignite corporation is a not-for-profit corporation. Our goal is to help young adults at risk become independent and self-supporting. We