Human Resources committee  Yes. Going to the women's position that was put forward, there are leaders such as Michèle Audette, president of the Native Women's Association of Canada. There have been aboriginal women in construction in these programs. I think we need to look to that. I'll tell you what I th

Human Resources committee  I'll answer, and then I'm going to depart, Mr. Daniel. First, in the school system, I see math for people in the trades. In some provinces, they have created a math curriculum. Unfortunately, some might perceive it as second-best math, but actually, it isn't. It's really math fo

Human Resources committee  What every parent needs to do is ask their kids what trade they would like and what university degree they would like. If everybody started having aspirations to have a trade and a university degree, all of a sudden you would see change. I have to bid you adieu. Thank you very m

Human Resources committee  I promise, Ed. I have three things I would offer Mr. Butt. First of all, I don't think everybody is an expert at training. We should do a better job of supporting those employers who say they would like to do training. It would be very good. We should look at tax incentives.

Human Resources committee  Can we now?

Human Resources committee  I am going to send an email to Chief Clarence Louie at Osoyoos. He will be so very pleased, because he wants Nk'Mip wine to go across the country. There needs to be a coordinated approach to investment. The reason I'm leaving early is that I'm meeting with the Minister of Finan

Human Resources committee  I'm just like the Ukrainians, full of stories.

Human Resources committee  I think there are many cultures where apprenticeship has been a proven way to learn, from the time that it meant learning to hunt and live off the land. Years ago in Alberta, we put more than 400 aboriginal people to work in a program funded by the provincial and federal governme

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. I'm not going to give you a single statistic because you're going to hear a lot of statistics from all the speakers throughout this meeting. I have to tell you, though, that a few years back, Ed, you were one of our speakers at Inclus

Human Resources committee  Should we let ladies go first?

Human Resources committee  The short answer is yes. We've done studies. We've done career studies. In one case of Ontario and Quebec, four kids out of 444 said they wanted to be an astronaut. Whether you're aboriginal or non-aboriginal, if you're a child of poverty, you lose hope by age five. So this is an

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. The statistic is that something like 96% of aboriginal kids go on to post-secondary education if they get through to grade 12. We should not be focusing on grade 12. We should all be focusing on post-secondary because that's what employers need—peopl

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Respected leaders, and Ed, it's good to see you. You've had a chance to be at our inclusion works events, and I look forward to responding to this report. There are three recommendations in this report that I have chosen to highlight. To my esteemed colleagues from

Human Resources committee  Well, you can see that Peter and I are sitting on the outside because we know the place of our women in our communities. We should let the ladies go first.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Dinsdale, are you taking the leap?