Please be seated. Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Legislative Assembly, I am pleased to be here today to perform my first official act as Deputy Commissioner. Before assenting to bills, I would like to say how honoured I am to have been appointed to this position.
The position of Deputy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories has a special place in the history of the Northwest Territories, and I want you to know that I will do my best to represent the wonderful mixture of cultures and heritage that we all share.
Mr. Speaker, as Deputy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I hereby assent to: Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Elections Act; Bill 10, An Act to Amend the Local Authorities Elections Act; Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Plebiscite Act.
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