Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Minister's statement today I mentioned International Women's Day and the efforts and initiatives that will take place to honour women.
On a personal note, Mr. Speaker, although we do not have as many women in this Legislature as we probably should, I do want to thank the Members of this House for the recognition that they have paid to women today in this House and to their ongoing sensitivity to social issues that we attempt to address here in the Northwest Territories.
We spend many hours together in this Assembly, and it is kind of like going on a long road trip with somebody. You do not know somebody really well until you go on a long road trip with them. Some days we spend ten, 12, 14 hours together in this House, and you really get a chance to know each other very, very well.
I just want to say that I do appreciate the group of MLAs that we have here, and assure the people of the Northwest Territories that although there is a disproportionate number of men -- someone asked me yesterday why we were not having a grandfather's council; I said that we have one and it is called the Legislative Assembly -- in terms of representation in this particular level of government, I want to say that I do appreciate their sensitivity to the issues facing our people. Thank you.
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