Well, we know that there's a growing young population particularly in Nunavut. We know that right now companies are investing and looking at developing resources. These are plans that will come to fruition in five to ten years. If we can find ways to ensure that the people who are starting high school today stick to it and graduate and get the technical skills, or go to college or university, then the opportunities will be there for them. Unfortunately, in the situation we have right now, a lot of specialized or professional labour that goes into the north to work in the mines or the projects is from southern Canada, because there is not a sufficient workforce. We need to help bridge that gap. That will be a huge contribution to the youth of the north.
There are some examples, and I will use the diamond mines. One of the chiefs of the Tlicho told me that before the diamond mines opened in their territory, there were one or two young people in university, and today they have over 200. So he sees that as hope for the future. We know that the mineral is a finite resource, but we know that investing in people is not a finite resource. This is something that will continue to bear fruit.
We also know, looking at the Yukon, that studies have shown that education outcomes have increased and have improved as a result of self-government. So again, those are factors that we look at as hope for the young people of the north.