Thank you, Mr. Speaker and colleagues. That is both the benefit and disadvantage of serving a riding where you were born and raised. You either know or are related to almost everyone in the community. Mr. Speaker, this has never stopped me from performing my duties in the best interests of my constituents no matter what side of the issue my relatives may be on.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to say the way in which I perceive the logic of the News/North editors, is that the only people who could serve effectively in most ridings across the Northwest Territories are non-aboriginal people who either were born and raised or lived in the north for only a short period of time.

Mr. Speaker, on that note I will bet you that this statement will not get on the News/North. Thank you.