Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to rise, Mr. Speaker, to acknowledge an event that for me and for many others is important. That is the convocation of students from Arctic College, now Aurora College.

Mr. Speaker, with you in attendance at the Fort Smith convocation which included the Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew and the Member for Thebacha, Jeannie Marie-Jewell, we had an opportunity to see an event that we are all proud of whenever we see our students graduating from post-secondary institutions.

Mr. Speaker, I want to pay particular tribute to young people from my particular constituency and my region: Joyce Blake of Inuvik; Ruby Blake; Louisa Kaye; Abraham Stewart; and, Kimberly Vaneltsi from Fort McPherson. I also wanted to recognize the graduation of the Retias sisters. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all the people who travelled from the Mackenzie Delta and the surrounding region who visited. I think without their support and involvement, the success of the students would not have been possible.

In concluding, Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank you for being in attendance along with the Member for Thebacha. I think it's an indication of the kind of support that this Assembly gives all our students. I want to pay tribute to your contribution and also the Hatlo Dene Drummers from Hay River for their contribution to the event.

I want to thank the staff, Ms. Gilles, Mr. Holtorf and all the students involved in the organization of the event. Again, congratulations to all of those graduates, wherever they may have come from, who were successful in completing their studies. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.