Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is truly an honour and privilege to be the seconder for this motion early in my life as a politician. I think the motion itself very clearly lays out the rationale behind this legislation. I would certainly urge all of the Members to vote in favour of this motion.

Mr. Speaker, I do not have a lot to say, other than to read from the fact sheet provided by the Northwest Territories Women and Human Rights Group. It says, with respect to fairness and respect:

"We also want to be treated fairly and with respect. Discrimination means being treated unfairly or pre-judged because of our sex, race, age, religion, language, disability or where we come from. Or maybe because of our income level, marital status, political beliefs, or sexual orientation. Discrimination is a violation of every person's basic right to be treated fairly and with respect."

On the question as to whether this affects aboriginal rights, the fact sheet says:

"Respecting human rights does not take away from special rights that some people have. Aboriginal people have aboriginal rights to the land, self-government and to services guaranteed through treaties and land-claim settlements. Human rights laws can complement aboriginal rights by helping any individual who is being discriminated against because of their race, sex or other factors."

Mr. Speaker, I would just like to add that this was one of the most commonly raised issues in my constituency during my election. The second point I would like to add is that I do not believe establishing a human rights act in our territory creates any new human rights. I believe we already have these rights under the Canadian Human Rights Act. This simply brings the human rights legislation into our home, so we have control over how it is governed, we have control over who sits on the commission and who is appointed to that commission. I urge the Members here to vote in favour of it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.