Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be very brief. There is an old story, Mr. Chairman, about a king. It is a very old story, but anyway the king was getting old and feeble. He was very grey and he felt weak. He wanted to be sure that his sons would prosper and do well. He thought, 'Well, I do not want somebody else to read my will after I am dead. I am going to do the right thing today, and I am going to bring all my family together and tell them exactly what I am going to do so that they will all be happy and they will prosper and have a wonderful future together." So he brought everybody into the room and told everybody what they were going to get. I will not make this a long story, Mr, Chairman, because I could tell you in detail what he gave every one of those offspring. However, the king outlived all of his daughters and sons because within a year they were all fighting. They all got killed, and that poor old king who thought he had done the right thing lived to be a sad and lonely old man. That is the only comment I am going to make.
Brian Lewis on Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 17th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 16th, 1992
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
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