Mr. Speaker, appallingly, only one-third of aboriginal youth are finishing high school. Students attending schools on reserve are funded at an average of two-thirds of the rate in the provincial systems. This week we learned that in Saskatchewan, it is often only half.
In a modern economy, access to jobs and even skills training requires math and reading skills. Will the minister stop denying the gap, finally close the gap or continue to exclude aboriginal youth from Canada's economy?