Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. (Translation starts) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will speak in my own language. The elderly people in the communities in the Northwest Territories are cared for and looked after and they have lived among us for a long time. The people in the community take good care of the elderly people, so I want to mention something about the elderly people who have passed away in the past year. They have children and grandchildren as well and I would like to say something about that.

We regret to say that some have passed on. The ones I would like to mention are Annie Mouse and Celine William from Wrigley; Margaret Douglas from Fort Simpson; Lucy McPherson from Fort Simpson; Andrew Root from Wrigley; Julie Deneyoua and Marguriete Edwards from Simpson; Harry Yendi from Wrigley; and William Cli who is the father of the current chief, Rita Cli, in Fort Simpson. I would like to mention these people that have passed on. They were hard-working people and they were very respected people from my home communities, so thank you for the opportunity to mention their names. Thank you. (Translation ends)