Madam Speaker, no, the letter did not go on to say my time is up.

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The letter went on to say, "The institutions of local government are revered as the very foundation of democracy. The absence of an elected body in Iqaluit is viewed by the NWT Association of Municipalities board of directors as a deprivation of democratic rights to all citizens of Iqaluit, plus has dire consequences on the orderly economic development of the town. Further, this situation is setting an undemocratic precedent within the Northwest Territories. The board of the association has strong concerns with municipalities being subjected to authoritarian government rulings without a foreseeable or preset conclusion to the situation. The NWT Association of Municipalities requests that the Government of the Northwest Territories permit re-establishment of an elected local government, without delay. Further, that the GNWT dissolve the present advisory committee upon the election of the new council in Iqaluit." Thank you, Madam Speaker, and Members for sharing these two encouraging developments. Qujannamiik.

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