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Wotherspoon

Wotherspoon: A joint government-aboriginal panel made 25 recommendations in April to help First Nations and Metis people get training and find jobs, according to CTV. Wotherspoon says that's not enough to close the employment gap between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people and Saskatchewan says it's moving forward with recommendations to improve education and employment outcomes for aboriginal people, despite Opposition arguments that a task-force report is sitting on a shelf. New Democrat Trent Wotherspoon says the only idea the government has followed through on is driver education programs for students who go to schools on reserves. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.