Mahsi Mr. Speaker. It has been my privilege over the last several months to serve along with the Aboriginal Summit representative, Mr. George Kurzewski, as co-chair of the Constitutional Working Group, developing the draft constitutional package for the new western Territory.

The Constitutional Working Group has been investing considerable time and energy into ensuring the document we present offers a positive and effective starting point for public consultation. Our original schedule and timeframe called for tabling a draft constitutional package today.

Presently, however, we are working to incorporate recommendations discussed by the working group as recently as last weekend, and now need adequate time for finalizing and printing the document.

We are close. We need to take the time to be sure to do this right. Mr. Speaker, we now plan to table a constitutional document in this House in Wednesday, October 16. Mahsi cho. Mr. Speaker.