Thank you, Mr. Speaker-elect. I hope it's our plan moving forward. There has been a lot of discussion over the last number of weeks about the types of things and the priorities we need to set, and I think food security is one of the issues that has certainly come up a number of times. There are a number of things that we are currently doing, and there are a number of organizations out there who are doing a large amount of work. Recently, Ecology North, with a number of partners, has started trying to put forward an NWT food network that's going to help grow food and distribute food around the Northwest Territories. I think this is a great opportunity and I think the GNWT must be partners. We've also got a number of programs that are delivered through some of our departments, like ITI, that are focused on community gardens and Growing Forward and those types of things. We need to make sure that those are rolling out in the communities, again, to support the needs so they continue to produce food in our local communities.

There are also great organizations like the Territorial Farmers Association that is working with the government to develop an agricultural strategy for the Northwest Territories. We've got greenhouses in a large number of communities. I was in Paulatuk this summer and they had a greenhouse there. I was a little surprised, but quite happy to see it. Things are happening to support the growing of food here in the Northwest Territories.

In some of our smaller, more isolated communities, Nutrition North is still a program that's available, but we've heard, and I think we've all heard, that it's not working for our people, for our residents. That's not likely going to benefit the communities in the Deh Cho, but it will certainly benefit the communities in Nunakput. We need to work closely with the federal government to make sure they get that program right. They have committed to some change, so we need to make sure that we're there making sure our voice is heard moving forward.

There are a number of things we can do. I think this is part of diversifying the economy, as well, and we need to have some strategic investments in this area so that we can make sure that there is food being produced in communities and being distributed to the communities. We've also got fish that is being harvested in the Northwest Territories, and I think we're making progress there as well. There are a number of different things that are happening. We need to continue to work together and as an Assembly. I think we need to have a strategy for moving forward to address food supply in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.