Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon. Happy birthday, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I too would like to speak a little about literacy, having been one of the founding members of the NWT Literacy Council several years ago and as a former adult educator, I believe that literacy, whether in one of our official native languages, national languages or our aboriginal languages, is very important. At school in Iqaluit, my children are enroled in the Inuktitut stream and at home, Inuktitut and English are spoken. To be able to read and write, Mr. Speaker, is sometimes overlooked or understated. This being Literacy Day, gives us a chance to reflect on programs and services offered by this government in supporting literacy. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our teachers, educators, parents and most of all, Mr. Speaker, our elders for the work in supporting literacy in all its forms every day, at home, in the school, in our various workplaces and here in the Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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