Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, today I rise to congratulate our new city of Yellowknife mayor and aldermen.

Yesterday evening ended a very exciting and trying time for the six mayoralty candidates, 24 aldermanic candidates and for over 16,000 Yellowknifers.

Like some things is life, not all things end up even. There are those who won't earn enough votes to win first place, but they are not losers because by placing their name on the ballots and putting their ideas and talents forward we are all the beneficiaries.

I want to congratulate mayor-elect Dave Lovell on his successful campaign, and say thank you to candidates: Beaumont, Brooks, Byrne, Debogorski and Cyr for their efforts. I also extend congratulations to the alderpersons elected: Blake Lyons, Trevor Kasteel, Jo MacQuarrie, John Dalton, Vi Beck, Ruth Spence, Dick Peplow, Merlyn Williams and to the school boards because their campaign, Madam Speaker, was kind of down-played during this mayoralty and alderpersons' election. The successful persons in the school board I wish to congratulate are: Edwin Castillo, Dennis Crane, Peter Groenen, Jane Haley, Steve Hill, Fred Nowicki, Noel O'Sullivan; public school, Wendy Bisaro, Debra Jepson, Gary Black, Dave Turner, Joan Lovlin, Terry Brooks and Barb Bilodeau. True, Madam Speaker, the election is over, but now the work begins. I wish all the best and offer my support for their work.

Madam Speaker, this morning, being a public person, I went around to many of the places in Yellowknife where people meet and talk. I was around some of the arenas of public opinion and I heard the same old complaints: the grumbling and the whining, as people have their coffee, about who won and who lost. People with all the answers to all of the problems have an opinion on everything, but, Madam Speaker, we never see their names on any of the ballots or any of their hands...My time has run out. I seek unanimous consent to continue.