Mr. Speaker, thank you. I say that there is no joy at watching a has-been politician who knows only one high pitched note, he gets on the stage weekly to screech out that note of cognitive dissonance. Mr. Speaker, I read the Yellowknifer yesterday and it is clear that Mr. Nickerson wants some attention. Mr. Nickerson wants to be heard and it is also clear to me that Mr. Nickerson's knickers are in a knot, (laughter).
As a young man I first heard the voice of an MLA, a very high-pitched voice on CBC Radio in the 70s, having heard it, I wondered at that time whether this man's knickers were in a knot. Mr. Speaker, I later learned that this was Mr. Nickerson. A little later I had the chance to sit in the Gallery of the Territorial Council and I saw Mr. Nickerson stand, slick his hair back, and spew his rhetoric in broad daylight for all the world to hear. I was sure then that his knickers were in a knot, (laughter).
More recently, in fact, yesterday, I read that pain with which Mr. Nickerson pens his newspaper articles. Truly, Mr. Nickerson's knickers are still in a knot, and what a tight knot it must be, (laughter). However, on a compassionate note I hope Mr. Nickerson finds the strength and the courage to loosen his restrictions and open his shutters.
Mr. Speaker, it is evident that aboriginal people have made great progress with BHP and their recent discussions, in fact, agreements, they tell me, have been concluded.
Had Mr. Nickerson been BHP's advisor, I wonder if they would have been so flexible, so understanding, and so open in their approach to dealing with aboriginal people. We do not know, but perhaps Mr. Nickerson will write about that next week. Thank you.