Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will save the greetings until the end. Mr. Speaker, we have been busy since the swearing-in ceremony. The budget process has consumed a lot of our time, so much so that the paperwork tends to pile up on our desks. We have run from one meeting to another and it seems that, at times, our focus is narrow and quite specific. Let us not forget the reason we first put our names to paper during the fall election. Many of us stated that it was time to change the way government did business. We believed we could make a difference and that we could represent the people in a fair and honest way.

Mr. Speaker, I believe that from time to time we have to get out from the paper that seems to surround us to, once again, look around to the people who put us here and the reasons why they put us here. Some voted for us because they believed we could represent their concerns and push to change the things that did not make any sense. They wanted us to bring common sense to the process that we call the Legislative Assembly. It is for those very people that we make decisions.

Mr. Speaker, during my campaign, I compared the process of government to a big wheel. It goes around and around. From time to time, it stops in your community. The people have a chance to voice their concerns. Something seems to have gone wrong. Nothing seems to change. It seems to be business as usual. Mr. Speaker, I put my name to paper to try to change this process, as I believe many of us did.

I think it is time to put meaning to our words; it is time to take action instead of just talk. I refer to the things we have been dealing with in the budget for the people of the Territories, as well as ourselves. I think it is time to take action. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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