I would like to thank my colleagues very much for that unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

The people of Fort Resolution know how to work together. They know how to get things done. They support each other in their time of need. There are many examples of this. Just recently an elder was sent to the hospital in Edmonton for an operation. He was not doing well and it was felt he needed to have his family near him. It was the community, Mr. Speaker, that went door to door and put on a bingo to raise money to send one of his adult children to be with him.

When we have a death in our community, it hits the whole community. The whole community feels the loss. At the same time the whole community will pull together to make sure the family is able to give their loved one a decent burial and be there for morale support. I have seen examples of this time and time again, Mr. Speaker. This is a community that has a mixed population of Dene, Metis and non-aboriginal peoples and they all work together. Fort Resolution has had a stable population for a long time. This is where major families have lived for many years.

Fort Resolution now manages their own health care, their own education system and they believe in managing their own lives for the betterment of all the residents of this small community. The leadership in Fort Resolution is strong. They support each other. They work together to get things done. The community can boast of joint venture agreements where they have come together. Where if there are any differences, they can be put aside because they are doing something for the whole community.

Mr. Speaker, as I said before, I am proud to represent the people of Fort Resolution and I am sure that we can all learn something from the people of this community on how to get things done in a positive way. Tomorrow, Mr. Speaker, my Member's statement will be about Lutselk'e, the other community I represent. Thank you.

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