Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too support this motion and urge every Member of this Assembly to join in and send a signal to Ottawa, and support our Member of Parliament in her efforts. It is also apparent, Mr. Speaker, that the clock is ticking. The federal government has a year-end coming up in just four short days. My understanding is that is very significant to some actions that could be taken. I hope that once this Assembly does pass this motion, it is transmitted to Ottawa post-haste, and lends our voice to any action they can take.

I would also like to address, Mr. Speaker, along with this very disturbing issue, the other legacies of the Giant Mine that are left in the wake of the bankruptcy. Definitely the pension issue and the unfairness to those employees is number one on the list. There is another significant one that is still unresolved and that is the matter of layoff notice, as described not only in our own labour laws, but in contracts that the miners had, which are still unresolved.

Mr. Speaker, there are hundreds of creditors in Yellowknife, the Northwest Territories and Canada who were left holding the bag when Royal Oak was forced to close. Our own city has already dealt with the matter of a very large back-tax bill. Our own government has an exposure of about $1.7 million on bad debt to the Northwest Territories Power Corporation that will never be resolved.

Mr. Speaker, my colleague, Ms. Lee, has already addressed the yet unresolved legacy of the surface and the underground cleanup. We are still engaged with our own Workers' Compensation Board in action regarding the widows of the blast several years ago.

Mr. Speaker, the legacy of Giant Mine is something that will continue to haunt this community and this Assembly. Let us deal with it responsibly and compassionately. We will have more on our plate over the coming years. I am confident of that. We are doing the right thing today with our action on behalf of the pensioners. Once again, I speak in support of the motion. Thank you.