Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon on the issue of affirmative action. Mr. Speaker, I have said to the people of my community, I represent everybody equally. However, they grow concerned when jobs in the community are saved for someone else or when it is kept on casual and they continue to roll over these positions without handing them out to long-term residents of the north or people who fall under the affirmative action, P1.
Mr. Speaker, I have received a number of letters from my community raising this concern, especially in regards to the NWT Power Corporation. I have forwarded those concerns on to the Minister and I will be questioning him on this issue at the appropriate time. I have done so in the past, but the concern seems to keep coming around. I believe it is time to address this and deal with this once and for all, so people will know exactly what is happening and what the policies of this government and departments or corporations under this government are. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.