Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We heard that tomorrow is Teacher's Recognition Day. When I heard this, I would like to thank the Minister of Education. I have been a teacher before, I know we work many hours in the evenings and in the mornings and teaching Inuktitut you do not just work with Inuktitut and we also deal with illustrations including changing graphics depicting trees to other things that are more appropriate to our landscape in the east. For aboriginal people this has been a tremendous effort and I would like to recognize their achievements as teachers as well as the people that come to our communities who were not aboriginal but have come into help us educate our children and to look after them in the schools. I would like to extend my gratitude and to recognize them.

Young children, when they enter school, is a joyous occurrence. And it is interesting to see how they progress throughout the school year. As you notice their developments it is a very joyous thing to observe.

Also it has been very satisfying to be a teacher and to see the efforts that the parents put into working with their children.

At this time, I would ask for an extension of my Member's statement.