I don't think we would have an opinion on reform within the welfare system, but I do think that, from a community perspective, we need to promote the value of education. We need to ensure that the aboriginal community is very much welcomed into the industries and businesses that we have in our provinces, whatever they may be. We need to ensure that we promote and assist aboriginal peoples in accessing those training opportunities in order to satisfy the needs of the provinces.
It's a tremendous challenge. We are talking about a community that may not have many role models in certain trades and industries. There may be a reluctance to take advantage of the employment opportunities that are outside of their locale. It's a very complex issue.
The one encouragement that I have is that the first nations organizations are part of the solution. That includes the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, but also local organizations. In my home community, we have a high school right within North Battleford that has been created by the separate and the public school systems, in partnership with local tribal councils. It's governed by tribal councils.