Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the presenters today.
It's good to see somebody from my hometown. It's not very often we see anybody from the north, never mind my hometown, so I'd like to say welcome to Lois Philipp.
Madam Chair, I'd also ask that Lois present her written submission to us so that we can put it into the record. She was just getting warmed up when you cut her off. She has lots to say. I've known Lois her whole life, pretty much.
Lois, I know that in the community of Fort Providence you've become the go-to person for many people, whether it's students, parents, grandparents or educators. A lot of people seek advice or support from you. It's resulted in a lot of graduations in high school and post-secondary. I'm not sure what you're doing that is resulting in these numbers that we need to see. We're still a long way from where we need to be, but things seem to go well when you get involved.
Is it because we need a navigator program? Do we need people to help the students find their way? Maybe you could talk about some of the obstacles that you're observing when you're talking to people about education and about improving education.