Here are some sample questions that you can ask the candidates. They are about literacy and what the candidate will do to improve literacy in the NWT.

You can get ideas from these questions to make up questions about other important issues in your community.

1. Will you make sure that all adults who want to improve their literacy skills have access to literacy programs? If so, how will you do this?
   
   
2. Will you make sure that funding is available for different types of literacy programs, such as family literacy, workplace literacy, Aboriginal language literacy and other types of literacy activities? If so, how will you do this?
   
   
3. Will you make sure that there is money for community-based literacy programs and activities (developed and run by the community)? If so, how will you do this?
   
   
4. Will you make sure there are supports for learners who want to go back to school, such as learner allowances, child care, special supports for disabilities? If so, how will you do this?
   
   
5. What will you do to make sure that all information on government programs and services is available in a way that people with low literacy skills can access it and use it?
   
   
6. Parents are their children's first and most important teachers and family literacy is an important part of literacy programming. Will you give more money to support family literacy?
   
   
7. What will you do to make the adult literacy and basic education program work better so we can improve our literacy skills and take advantage of opportunities at home, at work and in the community?
   
   
8. What will you do to support the revitalization of Aboriginal languages in the NWT?