Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The minister suggested at the very end of his statement that education was a very important part of the ministry's plans for the future. However, I'm aware that the waiting list for post-secondary education is growing. In fact, it is now at 10,600 students on reserve who are on a waiting list to get into post-secondary education.
That number has gotten bigger in the last two years, not smaller. I understand that in some places the waiting list is now so large that they are no longer putting students on the waiting list. In other words, the waiting list is too large to have a waiting list.
What is the department doing to try to allow native persons, native youths, to attend post-secondary education?