Thank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you colleagues. Mr. Speaker, as division approaches it is only appropriate that Members of this House, the parties to division and residents from both Nunavut and the western Northwest Territories begin to focus on the future of the respective territories. The people of Nunavut are rightly excited about the possibilities that a new territory presents. So too should the residents of the western Northwest Territories be excited about the unique opportunity they have to redefine how government is delivered in the west.
However, Mr. Speaker as we move closer to April 1st we would do well to remember that the people in Nunavut and the western Northwest Territories will continued to be joined by much more than a common history. The bonds and the special relationship we have as Northerners will not disappear with a simple establishment of a boundary. Our mutual interest are too many and varied for that to occur. We have been able to move a long way down the path of division without individual self interest and narrow political agendas making the job more difficult. It is my hope that in the next six months that all Members of this House will continue to work together in the best interest of all people in the Northwest Territories no matter which side of the boarder we live on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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