Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition No. 57-13(3) containing 2979 signatures from residents of Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request and urge the Government of the Northwest Territories to retain Northwest Territories as our name when two separate territories are formed in 1999, for these reasons.
First, Northwest Territories is an historical name northerners of every race claim with pride. Their pride is one of the few common bonds we have as Dene, Metis, Inuit and all other Northerners. We need all the unity we can muster to build a new territory. And, secondly, Northwest Territories conveys an exciting and intriguing image for tourism, accurately describes what our new territory will be physically and it's a name known worldwide today. We spent millions establishing that recognition. Why spend another fortune to start over again. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.