Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when we started the 14th Legislative Assembly, we all got together collectively and we developed a document called Towards a Better Tomorrow. We developed and identified visions and common goals. We developed many strategies, Mr. Speaker. The government itself outlined plans to improve the social and economic future of the people of the Northwest Territories and this was based on the Assembly's vision of Towards a Better Tomorrow.

Over the past two years, we have developed excellent relationships and partnerships with the federal and aboriginal governments here in the Northwest Territories and with industry and the business community. In my own department, Mr. Speaker, the Premier has been a strong advocate, contributor and supporter of the many strategies that our department has undertaken.

A lot of work has been done by all of us. I feel we are on track as to where we should be according to Towards a Better Tomorrow. There is excitement here in the Northwest Territories about the future that is in front of all of us. Northerners are participating in the economy and they are enthused about the outlook here.

We need to collectively tell constituents, the federal government, business and industry, who no doubt are watching, that we have a stable and progressive government.

Premier Kakfwi, I for one support you, in the words of Mr. Handley as he said last week, 100 percent. We need to stay the course and continue to build the dream of a "have" territory as envisioned in Towards A Better Tomorrow. I believe Mr. Kakfwi brings that so very important quality of stability to this government. He does care about the people and about the future.

Under his leadership, the Intergovernmental Forum brought together federal, territorial and aboriginal governments to assess a number of issues, including resource royalty revenue sharing. He has been here to promote the oil and gas activity and aboriginal involvement in this development. He has placed the social agenda on the front burner.

The people that each of us represent are also represented by others: the chiefs, the councillors, the business leaders. Over the past few days, many of these people have spoken out in strong support of the Premier by various means, including to myself. We have laid the foundation, a solid foundation, for the NWT. Now is the time to build on that foundation together, all of us together. I would hope that the Members, all Members on the other side, would support the Premier. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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