Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this time I will state that I will not be supporting this motion. As you know, my views on negotiated contracts. It is a beneficial arrangement that is presently in place and there is a policy to follow it, especially in relation to the smaller communities that I represent and especially in ridings where there are those big boys from the bigger centres who would make the initiative to set up business in those regions, and also be able to employ those people, which most larger companies would not take the chance of even employing all these individuals in these smaller communities. I think it is pretty ironic when larger centres like Iqaluit and Yellowknife stand up in this House and yell that, oh, we do not have enough. Yet, you go to the region I represent, where the only statistic we have is unemployment and social statistics and I think that it is a shame that these larger centres have to pick on these communities and those policies that protect them and ensure them that there is an avenue there to assist them. At this time, I will be stating I will not be supporting this motion. Thank you.

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