Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we stand here today to say that we have a mandate as people have served in the army, the First and Second World War, to serve and protect the interests of the people we swore to uphold the laws of the land and to ensure that we are servants of the people who elected us.

I think it is important to Members of this Assembly that when we made that oath swearing in as Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly, we uphold that oath. We swore to serve the people of the North fairly and equitably and also to ensure that we do what we can to ensure the well-being of all people is taken fairly.

When we see what is happening around us to the people we have sworn to serve with the declining programs and services, we have to stand up and do what we know is best in the areas of health, social services, education, and ensuring people of a healthy lifestyle to live, ensuring we take care of all the people, from the elderly to the disabled.

We hear ourselves say a prayer every day. There are some words in there that I think we must never overlook: "As we work for the benefit of all people and peace and justice in our land." That goes for those who came before us who served us in war. We also have a duty to ensure that we serve for the benefit of all people, and ensure that we continue to have peace and justice in our land.

I, for one, feel that we have a duty to all of those people who have served in the army to ensure that we preserve and protect in the name of the House, but also the people who have put the trust in us to be here to serve them like those who have served before us. With that, Mr. Speaker, thank you.

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