Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Several months ago this Legislature went through a difficult process of selecting three people for a job to prepare for the creation of two new territories. Finally, we arrived at the three best people suited for the Electoral Boundaries Commission for the western NWT. We gave these people the task of consulting with the people and using their accumulated knowledge and wisdom to tell us how many seats there should be in the west and where they should be. Mr. Speaker, the commission did their job, they travelled all over the western NWT, and heard submissions. In fact, I made a submission to this commission. I indicated that I thought there should be three more seats in the western NWT and that two of them should be in Yellowknife and that the Yellowknife North constituency should be the smallest constituency in the Yellowknife area. Unfortunately, the commission did not agree with me. They did not recommend three seats. They did, however, recommend two seats for Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the commission for doing a good job. I would also like to thank my colleagues in advance for seriously considering the commission's intriguing report and for finally putting into place the democratic principles of equitable representation. Thank you.
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