Thank you very much.
I really appreciate the presentations from all three of you.
I think I heard some common threads and one of the common threads I heard was the need for the federal government—as well, you mentioned provincial governments and you yourselves—to play a role in the skills development of our first nations people, including our Inuit and Métis.
I heard about the skills deficit, as one of you put it, and also the need for basic skills training at the entry level. I have to make a comment that we also need to take a look at what happens from K to 12, and there is a need for significant investment in K to 12. This is where I always get into equitable funding. I think we have to take a serious look at how much we are investing in our K-to-12 education sector in our first nations communities, how that funding is generated, and the need for equity at this stage to make sure that we tackle the many challenges.
It's not just in the northern communities. We just have to look at the state of some of our schools and also some of the learning conditions for our aboriginal students in the north, and we could all be doing better at every level of government. The federal government has a role to play.
My specific question is for Goldcorp. Please feel free to expand on this.
You talked about the need for a long-term strategy for aboriginal people and you talked about your own Cree training centre. As you set up this training centre, I want to know what kinds of factors you took into consideration. For example, I'm taking a look at how you did the framework for your recruitment. Secondly, did you provide child care? Did you take a look at doing pre-entry work with the community as well before they entered the so-called pipeline?