Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to follow up on Mr. Dent's remarks. It was a privilege for me as a Member of this Assembly to be associated with at least the public hearing process and hopefully the amendments and improvements in some way of this bill. It is indeed one of the strongest and most forceful signals of any jurisdiction or society of just how willing, able and committed it is to put in law the kind of standards that it wants its citizens to have to be force to protect them; but also I think it is a reflection of the responsibility that every citizen of the NWT has to look at and to follow in terms of our conduct and the way we treat each other every day.

I think one of the most significant steps that this bill takes and one of the most important things that it adds to public governance is the creation of the Human Rights Commission. I see this as something that will be a significant improvement in the way people can have issues addressed and in the way they can be remedied and resolved. I think, Mr. Chairman, that in the review that we went through and as Mr. Dent said, the kind of consultation and people who were paying attention to this and who gave comments to us, and I think to the government in its prior consultation before the bill was ever brought to he Assembly. There is flexibility and there is a recognition and sensitivity in the bill, Mr. Chairman, to the concerns especially of aboriginal people and the kind of rights and considerations that are significant to them today and that will no doubt develop in the future.

I think we all know that as we work our way through and see the passage of this bill perhaps by the end of the day today, or certainly by the end of our session, it will not mean that these new facilities and new advantages will be readily available or instantly available to people. It will take time to put into place a functioning and an operating Human Rights Commission. It will take time to have these laws implemented to the point where people can actually use them. It is my plea and my hope that government and our institutions can act to implement this new bill, once it is passed, with all due efficiency. I know of at least one case right now, Mr. Chairman, that unfortunately should be addressed as a human rights consideration but cannot be under our existing Fair Practices Act. We need this bill as soon as possible, so I look forward to engaging in the detail and further consideration. Thank you.