Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the GNWT has to ask itself what it can do to address this problem. I think, number one, Mr. Speaker, right off the bat, we have to make it a priority. This side of the House has been talking for the last three years about the fly-in and fly-out reality and the challenges it brings. We have been bringing these issues before committee, before the Premier and before the Minister of Finance. I have to say, Mr. Speaker, in the last three years, I have seen nothing concrete to give me any assurance that this government is serious about dealing with this issue.

We have talked about payroll tax, Mr. Speaker, possibly raising the payroll tax to make it more beneficial to live in the North and to make it a bigger detriment to try to fly in and fly out. We have tried to get the government to address the definition of "Northerner". As you know, Mr. Speaker, it seems to have more to do right now with whether or not you can get a health care card or northern address than whether or not you and your family actually live in the North.

I have recently written the Premier a letter in this regard, Mr. Speaker, and I concluded it by saying that if we do not do something, if we do not change our way of thinking, if we do not indeed think outside the box on this, we are going to end up throwing a lavish employment party for southerners and being left with the clean up. I hope that is not the case, Mr. Speaker.

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