I think we should be considering closing that gap pretty soon—sooner. When we look at our rates on reserve for diplomas we see that we're at somewhere around the 14.4% rate, compared to first nations off reserve, where we have 28.9%. This goes back to the 2006 census. Then compared to the non-aboriginal population, we're hovering at around 39.1%, and it goes on...it goes up. That's no certificate, diploma, or degree, compared to the high school certificate equivalent, where we're looking at 36.8% on reserve and 61.6% off reserve when compared to the non-aboriginal population at 66.8%. Looking at apprenticeships or trade certificates or diplomas, on reserve, again, it's anywhere from 48%...to 67.5% off reserve.
On April 8th, 2014. See this statement in context.