Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon. Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about my vision of when Nunavut comes in 1999, and about the dreams and aspirations of the people of Nunavut. Mr. Speaker, my vision of the Nunavut leadership is that it will be compassionate, whatever that means. I guess it means a leadership that is sympathetic to the concerns and suffering of others, that no one community, no one region, is excluded from programs and services by the Nunavut capital.
Mr. Speaker, the dreams and aspirations of the people of Nunavut are that every community in every region will live in harmony with one another; and, that essential programs like health care education will be delivered and decentralized to respective communities, thereby ensuring easy access to the public and to cut travel costs in the regions.
Mr. Speaker, what is a winner in leadership? A true winner in leadership, Mr. Speaker, or collective leadership is that someone is willing to share his winnings with others. I
believe that holds true for the new capital to be and the leadership. Thank you.
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