Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have an emergency statement. Mr. Speaker, it is my sad duty today to rise and inform Members that a 15-year employee of the Department of Transportation in the Baffin region was killed in a tragic accident yesterday while working on the job near Nanisivik. While we do not have all of the details at this time,

Mr. Aiyow Qavavauq was killed yesterday evening while he and another worker were working to open the highway between Nanisivik and Arctic Bay.

The accident is under investigation, and we are doing all we can to assist the family in this tragic time. On behalf of the government and the Members of this House, I extend my deepest condolences to the family, friends and co-workers. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.