Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Beaufort Delta Leaders' recently held their conference from November 6th through to the 8th. This conference allows the leaders of every community in the Beaufort Delta to come together and meet Ministers and senior officials of this government. The conference is an opportunity for this government to provide information on ongoing initiatives as well as inform the leadership of any changes to programs and services. The conference is a forum for the leaders of the Beaufort Delta to inform this government of their community's ongoing concerns and to raise new issues.

Mr. Speaker, I have often said that it is important for us as representatives of the people to receive input first-hand from those directly affected by the decisions that we make. The opportunity has been given to this government to respond to the concerns raised at the conference, as well as the information provided later. Another opportunity is through responses to the motions passed at the closing of the conference.

Mr. Speaker, I believe it is important for this government to respond to the motions raised at the Beaufort Delta Leaders Conference in a timely manner and hope that this will be done. In closing, Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Ministers Ng and Dent and the Western Caucus Chairman, Mr. Miltenberger, for taking the time out of their busy schedule to attend the Beaufort Delta Leaders Conference. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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