Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to touch on a subject that is very important to me, and indeed to everyone living in the North. Mr. Speaker, as a Member of this government, we strive to create a vision, set policies, procedures and priorities. This we do in the best interest of the people we represent.
In my opinion, we are here to represent all Northerners. Yet there is a very grey area as to who we recognize as a Northerner. Mr. Speaker, we entertained, supported and encouraged a group of young people, who are here to promote the fight to stop racism. As they so fairly indicated, Mr. Speaker, racism takes on many different forms.
However, far too often when we deal with issues such as student financial assistance programs, from medical services and travel, to hunting rights, we tend to classify our people.
My major concern is with our young people and how they relate to each other in terms of equality. If we want to see our vision become a reality, I suggest we are going to need many different people living and working in the Northwest Territories. If, Mr. Speaker, we want to have everyone working together towards the same goal, it may be worth our effort to define who is a Northerner.
Mr. Speaker, if we could accomplish this, I think we can truly say we are working and making decisions that are truly for the betterment of all Northerners. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.