Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do have a Member's statement today and I would like to proceed with it since this is a short sitting and there are a number of issues. My constituents will want to be hearing me representing their interests in the House.
Mr. Speaker, in the early 1980s some residents of Hay River began to pursue their vision of an abattoir in Hay River. In 1996, after years of planning, the facility was completed at a cost of $2.1 million. Funding through an economic development agreement saw a 70/30 percent split between the federal and territorial governments respectively. The plant...