Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, today is the day that the Chief Jimmy Bruneau School performers leave the country on their way to the second healing our spirits worldwide conference in Sydney, Australia. Madam Speaker, the Chief Jimmy Bruneau School performers are a group of students accompanied by two elders and two supervisors from the community of Rae-Edzo. They will be attending the four-day conference as youth delegates and to perform as representatives of the Dogrib and the Northwest Territories. They will be meeting and talking with aboriginal youth from around the world about issues relevant to their own peer group.

Madam Speaker, the conference will address aboriginal health issues such as the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse, with a focus on family and youth. Their performance includes traditional drumming and dancing, and a dramatic performance depicting the tradition and culture of the Dogrib people. Madam Speaker, I would just like to wish them all the best and look forward to talking with them about their experience when they return. Thank you.

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