Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I am pleased that you are with us, Mr. LeBlanc. It is almost like you have a subscription to our committee. We will attempt to ensure that your work is beneficial.
In your brief, you mentioned that the gap between aboriginal students and the Canadian population in general was only 13 per cent: 56 per cent of aboriginal students complete their secondary education, in comparison with 69 per cent of other Canadian students, which is not so bad.
Do we measure the skills and knowledge acquired in school in the communities? Will this measure be taken into consideration in your action plan? It is important to ensure that the diploma has full value. I would like you to comment on that. Then we could talk about the models you are proposing. I would like you to talk about the experience with the Mi'kmaq. Is the experience positive? Perhaps there are links to be made.