Thank you, Mr. Speaker. However, given the fact that there have been very few jobs created and in fact that we do not even have, to date, a job strategy in place. We have to consider all that facts. In most communities we have the highest unemployment rates in Canada, we also have the lowest number of high school graduates, we have the highest birth rates in the country and live in one of the harshest climates in the world.
He should also remind the federal Minister of Finance that the NWT cannot withstand these cuts as we are not equivalent to provinces like Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. Mr. Speaker, I close with these words, that were spoken to me this weekend by a constituent of mine.
The Premier and his Cabinet do not seem to be listening to the concerns of the public, they have written their own agenda and they are racing ahead at all costs. We did not vote these people in to hurt us, we voted them in to help us. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.