Thank you, Madam Speaker. He said that the mayor and councillors' jobs were thankless and then he went on to tell funny stories about tourists who thought they could drive from Iqaluit to Pangnirtung. He finished his column with a recipe for pasta Marinara.

So, Madam Speaker, inspired by Bryan Pearson, I have decided to try to become kinder and gentler from here on. I will try not to criticize the government. If I do, I will try to be more sympathetic and understanding.

For example, I've been thinking about Mr. Morin. Instead of thinking about his Department of Public Works and Services as a bloated, centralized bureaucracy with layers of architects supervising architects supervising architects, I should try to sympathize with the Minister. As he said yesterday, he is struggling with the loss of 67 person years. I think they must have all been architects, Madam Speaker, because DPW used to have hundreds of architects. I suppose now they only have dozens.

So, Madam Speaker, you will not be hearing a lot of outrage, shock and dismay from me in the coming week. In fact, I will be spending most of the week in Rankin Inlet at the NTI economic conference. Happy Friday. Thank you.

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