Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's nice to be back in the House today. Believe me, Mr. Speaker, I didn't know Mr. Picco was going to wear a red tie today, so I put on my red tie for today.
Mr. Speaker, as a new Member of this Assembly, I have often found myself amused observing the interaction between fellow MLAs in the many committee, Caucus and other meetings we attend. No relationship is more entertaining to observe than that between Mr. Todd and Mr. Picco. I'll give you a good example, Mr. Speaker, since it was reported in the Nunatsiaq News May 17th issue.
Mr. Speaker, all Members will recall, especially Members of the Nunavut Caucus, how Mr. Todd is always reminding us that the decisions we are making for Nunavut will not only affect us, but they will affect our children and our children's children. I guess being our eldest Member of the Nunavut Caucus, next to Mr. Ningark...
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... Mr. Todd is expected to give us this wise advice, from time to time. And I do appreciate this advice, Mr. Speaker. What I found very funny, Mr. Speaker, was what happened to Mr. Picco when he dared to use one of Mr. Todd's favourite sayings at the recent Nunavut Leaders' Summit in Arviat. I think what Mr. Picco did wrong was that he should have asked Mr. Todd for permission to use one of his favourite phrases, but Mr. Picco went ahead and used the phrase without asking Mr. Todd's permission. As Nunatsiaq News reported, Mr. Picco said, at the Arviat Leaders' Summit, when he was expressing his concerns about the amount of money available to set up Nunavut: "I don't want to see my children and your children inheriting a debt in the Nunavut government that we cannot pay."
Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement, please.