Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I too would like to take the time to recognize International Women's Day tomorrow, recognizing the importance that women play in our day-to-day lives and also in our communities. They play many roles, from leadership roles in being our chiefs, our councillors, our band members and also working within organizations such as social services departments, health centres, schools and also working on different councils, the band councils, the hamlet councils and Inuvialuit organizations. They take care of our elders, being the caregivers that they are. I would also like to acknowledge the women who work in our churches.

I feel that women play a very important role in all of our lives, being our grandmothers, our mothers and our sisters. The communities have changed because of the roles women have played in our lives by taking on responsibilities where they feel it is important to do so.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank all the women in the Northwest Territories who have given that extra effort to take on those responsibilities which may be vacant, where they feel they have to do better in improving the lives of their children, their grandchildren and the community as a whole.

On that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to also recognize the many women who are going to be recognized with the Wise Women Awards this year, especially Hazel Nerysoo of Fort McPherson. Hazel has been doing some great things in the community of Fort McPherson. Hazel has been a sub-chief, a councillor, an alcohol and drug counsellor through the Tl'oondih program. She has worked as a parole officer and continues to work in places where volunteers are needed.

Hazel never hesitates to be there for the many people who need her. Besides all of that, Hazel is also a mother of five children and has been married to her husband, James Nerysoo, and also adopted other children to improve their lives. I believe that women such as Hazel and other women in the Territory are examples that we have to live up to, to show that we can accomplish...