Please be seated. Mr. Speaker, Premier, honourable Members, before I assent to bills today, I wish to advise the House that I will be sending a letter of recognition to the Dogrib Translation Committee. This committee was set up with the object of translating portions of the Holy Scriptures, in particular the New Testament, into the Dogrib language.

This important work required the close cooperation between the committee, St. Michael's Parish Council and Wycliffe Bible Translators Society, represented by Jacob Feenstra. Apart from the religious purpose, this document represents a substantial contribution to the preservation of the Dogrib language. The Dogrib Translation Committee has also produced a Dogrib Dictionary, which is of equal historic importance.

As the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I am pleased to assent to the following bill, Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1999-2000. Thank you.