Madam Speaker, I am working myself towards a full statement in French one of these days and with all due respect to my Francophone constituents, I won't do it quite yet.

As I started to say, this past summer I had the pleasure of touring quite a number of delegations through this building. For some reason or other, I happened to be at the right place at the right time. I am asked to do it on very short notice and, believe me, I thoroughly enjoy it. I have had the pleasure of taking people through this building and showing them every nook and cranny while the Members were away and were able to get into the areas that probably are inaccessible during the normal sitting times.

It gives me great pleasure to do that because we do have a very unique system of government and a very proud building. It represents the people of the north, which I keep referring to when I tell them about the animal pelts, the shape of the building, the languages that are written on our direction boards, et cetera. They all prove to be of interest to visitors. I have met the ambassador from India, Switzerland, Indonesia, the Consul General from the Netherlands, et cetera.

Just today, Madam Speaker, I have had the pleasure of touring through the building with a delegation from Yakutia in Russia. They are here in the city on an exchange basis with the Department of Public Works to learn northern ways of doing things in northern climates.

Madam Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to continue.