I think it’s worth expanding more on my stance on recruitment here given the questions regarding it, which I didn’t mention in my platform but it featured in Henn’s.
Maluhia is totally right that recruitment is something that we should at least try to get a handle on in this term in some form or another, and he has spelt out the reasons why it’s crucial that we get our act together on this. It will be something that takes some effort to get off the ground, which is why I am keen on our integration efforts being directed towards it from the get go, along with kickstarting the mentorship idea that I raised in my campaign.
For what it’s worth, I do agree that it is difficult to discuss integration without reference to other existing projects that the cabinet will undertake. There needs to be something to direct new nations into, and that necessarily will be a whole-of-cabinet effort. Regardless, so long as we need a logistical framework to kickstart any program to integrate the region, it is my view that there has to be an integration platform, and this is what Maluhia and Henn are bringing to the table.