Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I, today, join others in wanting to congratulate the participants in the recent municipal election in Yellowknife. I would like to congratulate the mayor-elect, Dave Lovell, who was born and bred in Yellowknife. He will bring to bear, I think, a very practical point of view as the new mayor.

To the other mayoralty candidates who lost, I again offer my congratulations for a very strong race this year. They all brought their ideas to the table. Unfortunately, in politics only one of the six could win. But all of them deserve a lot of credit for the quality of the campaign.

To the candidates for alderman, to Blake Lyons, Trevor Kasteel, Jo MacQuarrie, John Dalton, Vi Beck, Ruth Spence, Dick Peplow and Merlyn Williams, my congratulations. Again, it was a huge field; 24 people ran. The new council is a good mix of experience and of newcomers. I think seven of the eight are long-term northerners.

I would like to give special recognition to Trevor Kasteel who is the youngest candidate -- 25 years old. He came second in the polls. I worked with his father. His father was a very strong city councillor back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was deputy mayor when I was mayor of Yellowknife. I know if Trevor's father was here, he would be very, very proud of his son.

Again, to the candidates who ran and lost, I think they've made the democratic process work. A lot of great ideas came out of the campaign. I know a lot of the people who didn't win this year will run again, and I'm sure, will have their chance to serve.

I'd like to conclude, Madam Speaker, with a thank you to Mayor McMahon and to the outgoing city council. Mayor McMahon served three terms, and was a strong mayor of the city of Yellowknife. I think although I didn't always agree with what she did, the fact is the voters of Yellowknife voted her in for three terms...