Thank you, colleagues. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, time is of the essence. Mr. Speaker, we must move now. Members of the Nunavut Caucus are hopeful that this transitional plan will receive a favourable response from all colleagues in the west, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, our partners in the east and particularly the office of the Interim Commissioner.

We must move forward together, Mr. Speaker. Our pace must be swift if we are to accomplish even the minimal, yet crucial task this plan calls for. We may be able to do more, Mr. Speaker; but not alone. It will take the combined and co-operative effort of all parties to achieve our goal of the functioning Nunavut government on April 1, 1999.

That will only be the beginning, Mr. Speaker. We have not given up on our dream of a decentralized Nunavut government that is, responsive and responsible to all our people. That is what they want, Mr. Speaker. That is what they need.

Mr. Speaker, but we can only assure that dream if we move now to establish a foundation on which to build the model we want. Individually, we are all disappointed that we are not further along in our preparation for our new government and our new territory, Mr. Speaker; but we are at the critical point in what will come to be known as the history of Nunavut and we must move forward in concert and with conviction. Mr. Speaker, our history and our future will be reflected of our dreams. Thank you.