Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Even though I just returned from home, I would like to say hello to my children and wife back home.

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I would like to say thank you to Mr. Picco for sending greetings to us while I was in Inuvik. We did get a rise out of it.

I would like to make a statement as to what went on back in my home community of Inuvik. I went to attend the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy Conference that was going on; unfortunately, I didn't meet up with Steve. We crossed paths. I found it to be a good experience that the northern communities and countries ate getting together to set directions to what can be done, to talk of sustainable development. It's a positive thing to be involved with. I look forward to things coming from such types of conferences.

I would like to put in a kick for Inuvik that the people who worked and volunteered their time to put the conference on did a very good job. The Ministers were entertained in the evening by the Inuvik Drummers and Dancers as well as the East Three Reelers. I believe they enjoyed themselves. I would like to say that Yellowknife better watch out, we might take over as conference capital of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

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