Thank you.
The numbers I provided are correct on the high school dropout rate for grade 10 or below grade 10. I provide employment for people of different educational levels, but I'm not at a political level to encourage them within their community to continue with their education. That is mostly in the community of Fort Chipewyan, where I don't live or reside. I just provide employment for those people when they do come to Fort McMurray.
As far as administrative positions go, if an ACFN band member qualifies, I have a sense of priority for that person to get the position applied for, but they must qualify like everybody else.
Do I feel that it's the federal government's responsibility to push or provide encouragement to these people to continue with their education? To me, it's an individual responsibility. I think the federal government and the provincial governments do provide the resources for these people to succeed or to go back to seek an education, but it's an individual thing. The higher your qualifications are, the better position you can land with me, and the higher the salary.
Does that answer your question?