Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as we have just recently heard the interim report and recommendations with respect to the labour dispute affecting Royal Oak Mines has been released today. It was noted by the Premier in her emergency statement that the report provides a path towards solving this long-standing and bitter dispute.

I would like to add my voice to those encouraging both sides in this dispute to take careful notice of the recommendations provided by Don Munroe and Vince Reddy. The people of Yellowknife and the north demand that both parties as noted in the report adjust their negotiation behaviour. There has been enough confrontation. It is time to get the process working.

Mr. Speaker, the report and recommendations make it clear that both sides in this dispute have played a part in extending the length of this dispute and that both sides owe it to the community to take a step towards resolving the dispute. Mr. Speaker, I say Amen to that. The people of Yellowknife and the rest of the north have a right to expect both sides to take that step immediately.

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Mr. Reddy and Mr. Munroe on their ability to chart a path out of this current impasse and not having given up when facing seemingly impossible odds. I hope we can expect to hear in very short order that both sides in this dispute will accept these recommendations and that we will see the process towards a resolution started. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.