This may make for difficult reading in Hansard, Mr. Speaker, because there will be several pages between the start and finish of my statement. I had been talking about a way of addressing or coming up with a solution to the situation that was left us by the Boundaries Commission report not being adopted and suggested that we could add perhaps five seats in total to the House. This sort of approach, Mr. Speaker, would be a political solution and there are no doubt other sorts of solutions that could be considered. As Members are aware, we are now facing a court challenge because the recommendations of the Boundaries Commission were rejected. Several Members in this House, as well as many members of the public have suggested that we need to look for a political solution rather than leaving important decisions to the courts.

Mr. Speaker, we must be able to handle our own affairs. We must be able to make tough decisions for ourselves when called upon. Mr. Speaker, the Members from Yellowknife will be calling on the Chairman of Western Caucus to call a special caucus meeting early in the new year to see if caucus members are willing to consider a political solution to the boundaries commission issue.

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