Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We are going to continue talking about education. This morning, I had the pleasure of meeting the representatives from the Canadian Federation of Students. We talked about some of the pressing issues around first nations. Among other things, we talked about the youngest segment of the population, which is quite vast. Among people between the ages 15 to 24, the unemployment rate is 41%, which I feel is simply unbelievable for a country like ours in 2011.
That said, we can also see what contribution those young people could make. For example, if they had better access to post-secondary education, aboriginals could make a contribution of up to $400 billion to Canada’s GDP. I think that would be very good for our economy.
We are talking about funding and you talked about standards in schools. I know there is legislation, but what are you doing to understand their standards and their needs rather than those we perhaps want to impose? What are you doing to bring them to the bargaining table in order to discuss their needs and address this awful problem?