Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak as the MLA for Nahendeh and my involvement with the events that are unfolding around us and how we are all drawn into it whether we like it or not.

Before coming to the Legislative Assembly this fall, I did tour my communities and I did talk about the different legislations that are going to be put forth in this House and some of the events that unfold around us.

The question was raised about the special committee's work on the conflict process and what was going to come out of it. At that point, I did not see the report so I did not know what was going to happen and what the recommendations were going to be. I did say to my constituents that things are going to get ugly. If it is unparliamentary then I apologize and withdraw it, but I did say that things are going to get ugly in this House.

By that I meant that I could not predict what was going to happen and therefore I could not ask my constituency how to deal with it. Just thinking about the events of the last couple of days and where we find ourselves with the credibility of the Premier on the line here and how we are going to deal with it. There are suggestions of a vote and so forth on it. With the events from earlier today too, as part of the whole scenario of having one of our Members named, I am not questioning the decision of the Speaker, but my view is that as MLAs we are here to represent our people. We did make commitments for our people that we will try the best we can to represent them and that we use our best judgment for the good of the people of our community.

That means that there are differences of opinion in this House. Just because someone has a different opinion from you does not mean they are right and you are wrong or that you are wrong and they are right. This is how things are in the North. This is how things are in the world. We have to be able to be representative of our people to try to find the best course of action and move along and ahead. I think that we have to do that here. We have to move on with the business of what we are doing. To stop and reorganize, if that is going to happen, it is going to be a blow to all of us. It is going to be a blow not only to the Premier but to the Cabinet, the Legislative Assembly and to the people in the North who want stability and economic growth.

It is hard for me to imagine where we are going to end up. I just wanted to say that. Thank you.

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