Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to address the hon. member's comments. He dealt with education. I realize he championed the national headstart program, the early childhood intervention program. Fortunately the aboriginal headstart program is well on its way and is serving a greater purpose.
I want to share with him a vision of education. One of the first obligations of the country to first nations occurred when the aboriginal people negotiated the future of their people. Education and health were major priorities. Education rights and health benefit rights are entrenched in the treaties.
In a social democratic country like Canada why do we not have tuition free education? Why do state controls stop after our children have gone through school from kindergarten to grade 12? Why can we not hold and nurture them until they become adults at the age of 21 to 25? Then they could stand up and take on their master's degrees or the Ph.D degrees to attain their careers. Tuition for university, technical schools, business schools and all trade apprenticeship programs should be supported. Youth need to be prepared a bit longer.
I wonder what the hon. member's vision is, because his heartbeat seems to be on the socially conscious side.