Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here.
One thing the Government of Canada has been trying to do is facilitate connecting aboriginals with available jobs and identify the jobs. We heard some very positive things from companies such as Cameco from Saskatchewan, and about the good work that Gary Merasty has done previously. Rio Tinto was at our last meeting from British Columbia talking about the great opportunities that aboriginals have been given to get skills training through their company.
So there are many success stories, and that's what the Government of Canada's intent is, to make sure that we're training people for the jobs that are there. I don't know whether training people for government jobs.... We need government employees, and there's going to be a great need down the road, but there has to be a broader range of employees than just training people to be part of one or another level of government.
First, what initiatives have your groups undertaken to identify the employers, to attach the training to an actual job that is there?
Second, concerning community output, I was a mayor for nine years and I always knew that if something was community-driven, it was successful. You always have champions in a community to move forward. It's such an important thing for any government program, that the community be behind it.
I want to know what kind of output and connection you have with the communities you serve.
Let's start there. I'll ask all three of you.