Mahsi, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I was very pleased this afternoon to hear the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism announce that this week is National Co-op Week. We would like to congratulate all the co-ops in the Northwest Territories and all the members of these co-ops. Cooperatives have been a vibrant part of our northern economy. Originally, they were involved in the arts and crafts business and today they're involved in all aspects of our economy.

Thursday, October 20th has been set aside as National Credit Union Day. I find this ironic because here in the north we don't have an active credit union. There has been a lot of active lobbying over the past years to get one established, and I would encourage this government to continue supporting cooperatives in the Northwest Territories and the initiatives to establish a credit union in the Northwest Territories. Mahsi.

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